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ARCILLAS,JERRY O.
 The second generation of computers consists of two
types of devices, transistors, and magnetic core.
The transistors helped to develop a better computer
than the first generation computers consisting of
vacuum tubes. Some second generation of
computers are IBM 1920, IBM 7094, CDC 1604,
CDC 3600, IBM 1401.
Example of transistor:
Definition
 The period of second generation was from 1959-
1965. In this generation, transistors were used that
were cheaper, consumed less power, more compact in
size, more reliable and faster than the first generation
machines made of vacuum tubes.
 A vacuum tube, electron tube, valve a device that
controls electric current flow in a high vacuum
between electrodes to which an electric potential
difference has been applied.
Example of transistor 1959-1965
 Magnetic Core Technology
 The second generation computers were the first to store
instructions given by programmers in the memory, which resulted
in the advancement from a magnetic drum to magnetic core
technology. With the combination of the magnetic core technology
and the transistor, second generation computers were smaller,
cheaper to build, faster, increase in reliability and more energy
efficient. These second generation computers had a compacted
state design which contained components still used today such as,
stored programs, disk storage, memory and printers. Despite the
improvement of the second generation computers still produced a
substantial amount of heat that exposed the machine to damage.
Another aspect that remained the same from the first generation
computers was, the second generation computers still had to punch
cards for input and printouts for output.
Example:
 The main features of second generation are :

 Use of transistors
 Reliable in comparison to first generation computers
 Smaller size as compared to first generation computers
 Generated less heat as compared to first generation computers
 Consumed less electricity as compared to first generation computers
 Faster than first generation computers
 Still very costly
 AC required
 Supported machine and assembly languages

 Some computers of this generation were −

 IBM 1620
 IBM 7094
 CDC 1604
 CDC 3600
 UNIVAC 1108

 IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is a multinational technology company

headquartered in Armonk, N.Y.
QUESTIONS
 What have you learned?
 What is two types of devices?
 Why Magnetic Core Technology produced
substantial amount of heat?
 What year transistor started?
 Why is the 2nd generation of computer faster
than the first generation?Why?
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