INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER GENERATIONS AND CLASSIFICATION
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Fourth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option B Solution: The microprocessor brought the fourth generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fourth generation may refer to: 4G, the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. Fourth-generation programming language. Fourth-generation jet fighter. Fourth generation warfare, conflict characterized by a blurring of the lines between war and politics, soldier and civilian.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pentium succeeded the Intel 486; The 4 indicates the fourth generation microarchitecture in the history of microprocessor. Pentium refers to Intel’s single-core x 86 microprocessor, which is based on the fifth-generation micro-architecture. This processor’s name was derived from the Greek word Penta, which means five.