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Module 3 - LITE
Module 3 - LITE
Tuguegarao City
School of Criminology
Second Semester, S.Y. 2020
--2021
MODULE No. 03
TITLE: GENERATION OF COMPUTERS
INTRODUCTION Generation in computer terminology is a change in
technology a computer is/was being used. Initially, the
generation term was used to distinguish between varying
hardware technologies. Nowadays, generation includes
both hardware and software, which together make up an
entire computer system. There are five generations of
computer history. Every generation is a symbol of the
development of significant technology.
LEARNING ➢ Discuss the different forms and types of computers
OUTCOME that emerged throughout history.
LEARNING ➢ Describe the five generations of computers and its
OBJECTIVE major technology developments.
The period of the first-generation was from 1946 to 1959. J.P. Eckert and
J.W. Mauchly developed the first successful electronic computer. The name
of the first computer is ENIAC.
These computers used vacuum tubes as circuitry and magnetic drums for memory.
These computers are taking up the space of the entire room. These types of
computers were inefficient material which produced a lot of heat and sucked
a huge amount of electricity.
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1. ENIAC Computer
2. EDVAC Computer
3. UNIVAC Computer
4. IBM-701
5. IBM-650
The computers of the first generation were costly, and only large
organizations can afford it. The batch processing operating systems are used
in this generation. The punch cards, paper tape, and the magnetic tape were
used as input and output devices. The ENIAC computer contains 18,000 vacuum
tubes.
Advantage:
Disadvantage:
The period of the second generation was from 1959-1965. The transistor takes
the place of the vacuum tubes in the second generation. The transistor was
invented at Bell Labs in 1947. It was far superior to the vacuum tube.
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The computers of this generation still relied on punch cards for input and
printouts for output. The computers of this generation were the first type
of computers which are capable to storing their instructions in their memory
and moved from a magnetic drum to magnetic core technology.
The magnetic cores were used as the primary memory and the magnetic tape and
magnetic disks used as the secondary storage devices in the second generation
of computer. These computers can use batch processing and multiprogramming
operating systems.
There are some computers of the second generation, which are given below:
1. IBM 7094
2. IBM 1620
3. CDC 1604
4. CDC 3600
5. UNIVAC1108
6. Honeywell 400
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The computers of the second-generation are only used for a specific purpose.
The period of the third generation was from 1965 – 1971. The integrated
circuits are used in the computers of the third generation. The transistors
are not used in these computers. A single integrated circuit has many
transistors, registers, and capacitors grown on a single chip of silicon.
The integrated circuits (ICs) was developed by Jack Killby.
This invention makes computers smaller in size, reliable, and efficient. The
remote processing, time-sharing, and multiprogramming operating systems were
used in this generation. The integrated circuits were small in size, less
power consuming and less expensive than transistors which are used in the
previous generation of computer. The high-level languages were improved in
these type of computers.
The computer of this generation created large capacity magnetic disks and
tapes and large magnetic core based on random access memory. The FORTRAN IV
and optimizing FORTRAN compilers were developed in this computer generation.
The computers of this generation reduced the size, price, and use of
electricity.
The transistors were reduced in size and placed on silicon chips, called
semiconductors. These are capable of increasing the speed and efficiency of
the computers of the third generation. Users can interact with keyboards,
monitors, and interface with an operating system in the third generation of
computers. The integrated circuit was a single component that contains the
number of transistors.
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1. IBM-360 series
2. Honeywell-6000 series
3. PDP (personal data processor)
4. IBM 370/168
5. TDC – 316
6. PDP-8
7. PDP-11
8. ICL2900
9. IBM 370
The period of the fourth generation was from 1971-1980. The Very large-scale
integration (VLSI) or huge scale integrated circuits are used in the
computers of this generation. These circuits have 5000 transistors and other
circuit elements. The computers of the fourth-generation become more
powerful, compact, reliable, and affordable.
These computers are also used in the LSI (large scale integration). The
fourth generation is the extension of the third generation. The computer of
the first generation filled the entire room space, but these computers can
fit in the palm.
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➢ The vast scale integrated circuits are used in the fourth generation
of computer.
➢ The computers become easily available in this generation.
➢ No AC required when we use the computer of the fourth generation.
➢ We have great development in the field of computer network during the
fourth generation.
➢ These computers are very small in size.
➢ The computers of the fourth generation were portable and reliable.
➢ These computers are very cheap.
➢ The computers of the fourth generation were used in pipeline processing.
➢ The concept of the internet was introduced in this generation of
computer.
➢ We can use personal computers in the fourth generation of computers.
1. DEC10
2. STAR 1000
3. PDP11.
4. CRAY-1(Supercomputer)
5. CRAY-X –MP (supercomputer)
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The period of the fifth generation is from 1980-onwards. The VLSI technology
develops into ULSI (ultra large scale integration) technology in the fifth
generation. These are used in the production of microprocessor chips which
have ten million electronic components.
All the high-level languages are used in the fifth generation of computer.
The main aim of the fifth-generation is to make the devices which are capable
of self-learning and self-organization. This generation of computer is
completely based on artificial intelligence and parallel processing
hardware, and artificial intelligence includes the various terms which are
given below:
1. Robotics
2. Neural Networks
3. Game playing
4. Develop the expert system to decide a real-life situation
5. Natural language processing
Robotics
The Robots can be used for various kind of situations and purposes. The
robots are the type of machine which can perform actions similar to human
being according to individual instruction. NASA uses robots in many various
ways.
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The robotic rods on spacecraft used to move a massive object in space. The
humans are given commands to the robots, and then they follow those commands.
The Robots who can explore the surface of mars have rovers for this purpose.
There are various kinds of airplane robots which can fly without the presence
of pilots. In these days, the NASA is researching the particular type of
robots that will work with people and help them.
Neural Networks
The neural networks are the set of algorithms which can help us in the
clustering and classification. These neural networks are designed to
recognize the patterns. These networks interpret the sensory data through a
type of machine perception, labeling, or clustering of raw data.
The patterns are in numerical forms which are recognized by the neural
networks. They help us to group the unlabeled data according to similarities
among those example inputs, and these networks can classify the data.
Waren Mc Culloch and Walter Pitts develop a computational model for neural
networks based on mathematics and algorithms known as threshold logic. This
neural network model was based on the two approaches. The first approach
focus on the biological processes in the brain, and another approach was
focused on the application of neural networks related to artificial
intelligence. The neural network is a network or circuit of neurons.
Game playing
The game playing is the design of artificial intelligence programs which can
play more than one game successfully. The computers are programmed to play
various games, likes chess, etc. These programs are designed with the help
of complicated algorithms, which cannot be transferred to another context.
If the general game playing system is well designed then, it would be able
to help in other areas such as to provide the intelligence to search and
rescue missions. There are various types of different game playing systems,
which can use their languages to define the game rules.
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• We also need to improve our test procedure so that the best move can
be explored first then, the other steps come.
Various types of computers exist in this generation, which are given below:
1. Desktop
2. Laptop
3. Notebook
4. Ultra book
5. Chrome book
Desktop
The desktop computers are the personal computers which are designed to use
at a regular basis. We need a desk or table due to its size and power
requirements. This type of computer has physical hardware that makes a
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computer run and connects to input devices such as to monitor, keyboard and
mouse, etc.
These computers commonly used for organizations as well as personal use such
as gaming or education. The Desktop computer also includes the processor and
the motherboard that is the main circuit board to the computer system. Almost
the Desktop computer contains a built-in modem and multi Giga-byte magnetic
storage drive.
Laptop
The laptop is the small, portable, personal computer with the “clamshell”
form factor. These types of the computer having the thin LCD or LED computer
screen.
We can fold these laptops for transportation and also suitable for mobile
use. These computers are no need of desk or table like Desktop computers.
We can fit these computers in any person’s lap, that’s why it is known as
the laptop.
These types of computers are smaller than a briefcase so, we can easily use
laptops in temporary spaces such as airport, libraries, colleges, etc. The
cost of laptop computers more than the desktop with the same functionalities.
These laptops are more difficult to design and manufacture. We can convert
any laptop computer into the desktop computer by connecting some peripherals
such as a printer or large monitor. These computers have an attached keyboard
and touchpad. The laptop computer has several ways of connecting to the
network. The laptop computers have lightweight as compare to the desktop
computer.
Notebook
The notebook computers are less on-screen thickness. Sometimes the notebook
computers are known as laptops. The costs of these computers are also more
than desktop computers.
➢ The computers of this generation are more reliable and work faster than
previous computers.
➢ These computers are available in various size and unique features.
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➢ The computer of the fifth generation makes the human brain dull and
doomed.
➢ We have to use sophisticated and complex tools in this generation.
References:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_fundamentals/computer_generations.
htm
https://itcoursenotes.webs.com/IT%20Lec%201%20History%20of%20Computers.pdf
https://medium.com/@technicalgoals2021/generation-of-computer-1st-to-5th-
with-pictures-d165869775a6
https://www.tutorialandexample.com/generation-of-computer/
Prepared by:
IT Instructors
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