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1st generation of computer

2nd generation of computer 3rd generation of computer 4th generation of computer

introduction
The term computer generation is after use in relation to the hardware of computer. each phase of computer development is known as separate generation o f computer. each phase of development is characterized by type of switching circuits it utilizers. Most computer today use the idea of stored program. computer that was proposed by dr.jhon von neumann in 1945. The von neumann architecture is based in three key concept that are: 1)Data and instruction (program) are stored in a single read write memory. 2)The memory content are addressable by location. 3)Excution takes place in sequnentional fashion.

The first generation

[1949-55]
The first generation of computer used the vaccume tube & machine language was used for giving instruction first generation of computer used the stored program The fist computer of this generation is very large in size & their was difficult task

Key features of first generation

used the vaccume tube
Big computers Electrically consumption is high

Large acs were necessary because computer heat

The second generation

1956-65:
1956-65 The second generation computer began with the advent transistorized circuitry, invention of magnetic core & development of magnetic disk storage devicer.These new development made these computer more reliable. These Industries in the applications like Marketing, Production planning etc. THE SECOND GENERATION

Key features of second generation

Transistor replaced vaccume tubes. Small in size. Less amount of heat was generated. Core memory was developed. First operating system was developed. Programming was in machine language as well as assembly language.

[1966-1975]: [ 1966-1975] The third generation of computer replaced transister with Integrated circuits popularly known as chips. The IC was inverted by Jack kilby at Texas Instrument in 1958.The third generation computer using integrated circuit Proved to be highly reliable,relatively expensive & faster. THE THIRD GENERATION

Some key feature of third generation:: Some key feature of third generation: Integrated circuits developed. Power consumption was low. Computer were smaller, faster & more reliable. High level languages (HLL) appeared.

[1976-Present]: [1976-Present] The advent of the microprocessor chip marked the beginning of the fourth generation computer. Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits packing about 50,000 transistor in a chip. The Hard disks are also available of the size up to 80 GB.For larger disks RAID technology give to storage hundreds of GB. The CD ROM also becoming popular day by day. The CD ROM of today can store up to 650 MBS information. THE FORTH GENERATION

Some key features of forth generation:: Some key features of forth generation: Integrated circuits smaller & faster. Portable computer developed. Great development in data communication. Different types of secondary memory with high storage capacity & fast access developed.

[Coming Generation]: [ Coming Generation] Fifth Generation computing devices based on artificial intelligence, are still in development. The goal of fifth generation computing is to develop devices that response to natural language input & are capable of learning & self organization. THE FIFTH GENERATION

Some key features of fifth generation:: Some key features of fifth generation: Parallel Processing was done. Super conductors were used. Many processors are grouped to function as one large group processor. A super conductor is a conductor through which electricity can travel without any resistance resulting in faster transfer of information between the components of computer.