COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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the Second Generation of computers used?
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VACUUM TUBES
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Transistors
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Beads
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PILES OF ROCKS
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A second-generation computer, through the late 1950s and 1960s featured circuit boards filled with individual transistors and magnetic-core memory. These machines remained the mainstream design into the late 1960s, when integrated circuits started appearing and led to the third-generation computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -2nd generation computers had transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
Detailed explanation-3: -These second-generation computers were used for a wide range of jobs in the business and scientific sectors. They were programmed and constructed using high-level programming languages such as COBOL (Common Business Objects Language) & FORTRAN (Formula Translator).
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