Computer Evolution

EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER

1-First Generation
Years: 1939 to 1954

Circuitry: Vacuum tubes

Devices : Calculators Processors : ENIAC, EDSAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC,

IBM

EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER

2-Second Generation
Years: 1954 to 1959

Circuitry: Transistor
Devices : Mainframes Processors : IBM, System/360, BUNCH

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3-Third Generation
Years: 1959 to 1971

Circuitry: Integrated circuits (IC)

Devices : Timesharing, minicomputer Processors : PDP, System/32, System/36

EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER

4-Fourth Generation
Years: 1971 to 1991

Circuitry: Very-largescale Integration (VLSI) and

The Microprocessor Devices : Microcomputer, Embedded computer, Personal computer, Processors : VAX, AS/400, Intel. Motorola, MOS, Zilog, WDC, Pentium, ARM architecture, MIPS, SPARC

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5-Fifth Generation
Years: 1991 to present and Beyond Circuitry: Small Computer System Interface (SCSI),

Video Electronic Standard Association (VESA) Devices : Super Computers, Mainframe Computers, Mini Computers, Personal Computers, Mobile Computers, Personal computer, PowerPC, PowerMacs, PlayStation. Processors : Commodore, UNIX System, Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, AMD, Athlon, Pentium III, Pentium IV
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TYPES OF COMPUTER

1-Super Computers
A computer that led the world in terms of processing capacity, particularly the speed of calculation, at the time of its introduction. It was used to solve problems involving by major universities, military agencies and scientific research

TYPES OF COMPUTER

2-Mainframes
Designed to handle very high volume input and output (I/O) and emphasize throughout computing. It is used mainly, by large organizations for critical applications, typically bulk data processing, industry and consumer 10 statistics,

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3-Mini Computers
Mini computer is a midsized computer. It is an old term for a class of multi-user computers, lies between the largest multi-user systems (mainframe computers) and the smallest single-user systems 11 (microcomputers or

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4-Microcomputer
Small desktop or portable computer, typically designed to be used by one person at a time. Computers can be linked in a network so that users can share data and programmes. Its central processing unit is a microprocessor, contained on a single integrated circuit. Microcomputers are the 12 smallest of the four classes of

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5-Work Station
A type of computer used for engineering applications (CAD/CAM), desktop publishing, software development and other types of applications that require a moderate amount of computing power and relatively high quality graphics capabilities. Like personal computers, most workstations are single-user 13 computers.

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5-Work Station
Workstations generally come with a large, high-resolution graphics screen, at least 64 MB (megabytes) of RAM, built-in network support and a graphical user interface. Most workstations also have a mass storage device such as a disk drive, but a special type of workstation, called a diskless workstation, comes without a disk drive. 14 The most common operating