← Generation of computer→
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| ENIAC computer |
The generation of computer are divided in five group for our sake of convenience. The first generation as follow.
- 1. First generation - The period of 1942-55 is the consider as the
time of first generation computer. The first generation of computers is based
on vaccum tubes. Because vaccum tubes is the fastest data carrier medium. This
vaccum tubes was use for logic circuitry of computer. In this computers punched
card are used for secondary storage. computers had computer support machine and assembly language
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| IBM 701 |
The computer had some
disadvantages that are
· This computers are so large.
· This computers was bulky, so
difficult to handle for user.
· This computers are very costly.
· This computers arew difficult to
commercial production.
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| ENIAC |
For above reason this computers are use for only scientific application.
Examples of first generation computer are - ENIAC, EDVAC, IBM 701 etc
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| IBM 701 |
