FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first generation of computers used ____ as a major piece of technology
A
Integrated Circuits
B
Vacuum Tubes
C
Punched Cards
D
Transistors
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ENIAC was the first operational electronic general-purpose computer, which stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. In ENIAC, 18000 vacuum tubes were used to build it in 1943. And, it was built at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering with government funds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ENIAC. The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, also known as the ENIAC, was the first computer that would use the vacuum tube.

Detailed explanation-3: -vacuum tubes are known as first-generation computers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Advantages of First Generation Computers Vacuum tube technology made it possible for the advent of electronic computers. The use of machine language made first-generation computers relatively faster in the beginning. First-generation computers were faster and could complete calculations in milliseconds.

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