FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Second-generation computers were entirely built with transistors rather than vacuum tubes. The transistor was developed at Bell Labs in 1947 by Walter H. Brattain (1902-1987), John Bardeen (1908-1991), and William B. Shockley (1910-1989), although it was not widely used in computers until the late 1950s.

Detailed explanation-2: -The second generation computers were used during 1957-1963. They are also known as transistor computers. The second generation of computers consists of two types of devices, transistors, and magnetic core.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transistors replace vacuum tubes and ushered in the second generation of computers. The transistor was invented in 1947 but did not see widespread use in computers until the late 1950s.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the second generation of Computer? Second-generation computers were developed using transistors as the basic component instead of vacuum tubes used in the first generation. The transistors were much better than vacuum tubes because the transistors were of relatively small size, fast in speed, and cheap in cost.

Detailed explanation-5: -The period of first generation was from 1946-1959. The computers of first generation used vacuum tubes as the basic components for memory and circuitry for CPU (Central Processing Unit).