BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Fifth generation computers
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Third Generation computers
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Second Generation computers
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Fourth Generation computers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Input / output devices – magnetic tape, keyboard, monitor, printer, etc. Examples – IBM 360, IBM 370, PDP-11, UNIVAC 1108, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -The computers of third generation used Integrated Circuits (ICs) in place of transistors. A single IC has many transistors, resistors, and capacitors along with the associated circuitry. The IC was invented by Jack Kilby.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the third generation, computers had better input-output devices. The use of keyboards and monitors was introduced in place of punched cards and printouts, which helped in increasing the speed of input and output operations.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the third generation, the computer has a large storage capacity than the previous generations. These computers have magnetic storage. Some examples of third generation computer are IBM 370, PDP-11, IBM System/360, UNIVAC 1108, Honeywell-6000, DEC series, and ICL 2900.