COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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What year did the second generation of computing begin
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1939
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1947
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1970
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1961
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Transistors were introduced in the second generation (1947-1962), in place of vacuum tubes. During this time, programming languages were being developed, and computers had operating systems and memory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the development of computers began around 1940, the first generation of computers is considered from 1946 to 1959. During this period, computers were developed using vacuum tubes as the main component.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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