Table
Computer Generation
| Generation | Years | Chief Components | Memory Elements | Operating System | Language | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1940-55 | Vacuum Tubes/Electronic valves for circuitry | Magnetic drums for memory | No | Machine language (Lowest-level programming language) |
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| 2nd | 1956-63 | Transistors (invented in) 1947 | Magnetic cores Magnetic Tapes | No | Assembly Language High level language e.g., FORTRAN, COBOL |
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| 3rd | 1964-71 | Integrated Circuits (semi conductors were used) | RAM, DISKS | LINUX | ALGOL C, C++ JAVA SQL |
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| 4th | 1972 Present | LSI (Large Scale Integration)/VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) | All Primany, Secondary Storage devices | Windows DOS, LINUX | SQL ORACLE | All PC’s & Desktops, CRAYX-MP |
| 5th | Development phase | Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Nano Science | Some application such as voice recognition that are being used today are based on artificial intelligence. | |||
