COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -The first use of the term “microprocessor” is attributed to Viatron Computer Systems describing the custom integrated circuit used in their System 21 small computer system announced in 1968.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 4004 became the first commercial microprocessor available for general use. This was almost not the case. In December 1969, Intel was approached by Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC) to produce a custom bipolar memory chip for a computer terminal they were designing, the Datapoint 2200.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fourth Generation of computers was between 1971 – 1980. These computers used the VLSI technology or the Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits technology. Therefore they were also known as the microprocessors. Intel was the first company to develop a microprocessor.

Detailed explanation-4: -1971: Era of integrated electronics That’s when the Intel® 4004 became the first general-purpose programmable processor on the market-a “building block” that engineers could purchase and then customize with software to perform different functions in a wide variety of electronic devices.