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EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER

First Generation – Vacuum Tubes (1940 – 1956)

- The first generation computers were developed by using vacuum tube or thermionic
valve machine. The input of this system was based on punched cards and paper tape;
however, the output was displayed on printouts.

Second Generation – Transistors (1956 – 1963)

- The second generation computers were developed by using transistor technology. In

comparison to the first generation, the size of second generation was smaller. In
comparison to computers of the first generation, the computing time taken by the
computers of the second generation was lesser.
Third Generation – Integrated Circuits (1964 – 1971)

- These were the first computers where users interacted utilizing keyboards and monitors
which interfaced with an operating system, a consequential leap up from the punch cards
and printouts. The third generation computer consumed less power and also generated
less heat.

Fourth Generation – Microprocessors (1972 – 2010)

- By the fourth generation, computers had reduced in size and became portable. It is
much faster, and the accuracy has improved. Other primary advances during this period
have been the Graphical user interface (GUI), the mouse and more of late the startling
advances in laptop capability and hand-held contrivances.
Fifth Generation – Artificial Intelligence (2010 Onwards)

- The computers of the fifth generation had high capability and large memory capacity.
This generation's computers were quick to use and capable of handling multiple tasks at
once. Some of the popular advanced technologies of the fifth generation include Artificial
intelligence, Quantum computation, Nanotechnology, Parallel processing, etc.
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