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Generations OF Computer
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GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER
1st Generation Computer:
❖ Period- 1940-1956
❖ Circuitry- Vaccum tube
❖ Memory capacity- 20kB
❖ Processing Speed- 300 IPS inst.per sec.
❖ Programming Language- Assembly Language
❖ Example of Computers- UNIVAC,EDVAC
2nd Generation Computer:
❖ Period- 1956-1963
❖ Circuitry- Transistor
❖ Memory capacity- 128kB
❖ Processing Speed- 300 IPS
❖ Programming Language- High Level Language
❖ Example of Computers- IBM 1401,CDC 3600
3rd Generation Computer:
❖ Period- 1964-1971
❖ Circuitry- Integrated chips(IC)
❖ Memory capacity- 1MB
❖ Processing Speed- 1 MIPS
❖ Programming Language- C ,C++
❖ Example of Computers- IBM 360 series,
❖ 1900 series
4th Generation Computer:
❖ Period- 1971-present
❖ Circuitry- Microprocessor(VLSI)
❖ Memory capacity- semiconductor, high
❖ Processing Speed- Faster than 3rd gen.
❖ Programming Language- C , C++ , Java
❖ Example of Computers- Pontium Series,
Multimedia,Stimulation.
5th Generation Computer:
❖ Period- present & beyond
❖ Circuitry- Ultra Large Scale integration
❖ Memory capacity- ULSI & VLSI
❖ Processing Speed- Very Fast.
❖ Programming Language- All languages
❖ Example of Computers- Artificial Intelligence,
Robotics.