INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER GENERATIONS AND CLASSIFICATION
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The first generation computers had extensive operation cost because of many reasons such as the excess consumption of electricity, high generation of heat, as well as the cost of maintaining it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first generation of computers was relatively large, expensive, slow, and was only able of performing limited functions. But, indeed after being large, expensive, slow, and having limited capabilities, the first generation of computers set the foundation for unborn developments in computer technology.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most expensive computer ever built was the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) system – it was also the largest (56 IBM AN/FSQ-7 computers over 20, 000 square feet) and heaviest system (250 tons) ever built.