COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -These second generation computers were also of solid state design, and contained transistors instead of vacuum tubes. They contained all the components we associate with the modern day computer-printers, tape storage, disk storage, memory, operating systems, and stored programs, as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -The second-generation series of computers from IBM saw approximately six times higher computational speed than computers developed using vacuum tubes in the first generation. In particular, the IBM 7090 was built using over 50, 000 transistors, and extremely fast magnetic cores.

Detailed explanation-3: -2nd generation computers had transistors instead of vacuum tubes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Generation of Computers-(the 1950s-1960s) The main electronic component used in the computers of the 1950s to 1960s era were transistors. The main memory storing units were magnetic tape or disk and magnetic core.