COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Microprocessor
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Transistors
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ENIAC
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The transistor was at work in the computer by 1956. Along with early advances in magnetic-core memory, transistors led to second generation computers that were smaller, faster, more reliable and more energy-efficient than their predecessors.
Detailed explanation-2: -The period of second generation was from 1959-1965. In this generation, transistors were used that were cheaper, consumed less power, more compact in size, more reliable and faster than the first generation machines made of vacuum tubes.
Detailed explanation-3: -These second-generation machines were used for a wide variety of business and scientific jobs and used high-level programming and assembly languages such as FORTRAN (Formula Translator) and COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language). For data storage, these computers often used tape and magnetic disks.