FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -A transistor computer, now often called a second-generation computer, is a computer which uses discrete transistors instead of vacuum tubes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harris that designed and built a fully transistorized computer dubbed TRADIC (TRAnsistor DIgital Computer) for the U. S. Air Force in 1954. Involving about 700 point-contact transistors and over 10, 000 diodes, the prototype operated at 1 MHz while requiring less than 100 watts of power.

Detailed explanation-3: -The bipolar transistor was invented in 1947. From 1955 onwards transistors replaced vacuum tubes in computer designs, giving rise to the “second generation” of computers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The TRADIC Phase One computer was completed in January 1954. The TRADIC Phase One computer has been claimed to be the world’s first fully transistorized computer, ahead of the Mailüfterl in Austria or the Harwell CADET in the UK, which were each completed in 1955.

Detailed explanation-5: -Integrated Circuits: The Next Generation The third generation of modern computers is known for using integrated circuits instead of individual transistors. Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild are both credited with having invented the integrated circuit (IC) in 1958 and 1959.