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    Personal computers

    Sadanandam.A

    Agenda
    introduction History Generations

    What is computers? Commonly Operating Machine Particularly Used for Trade Education and Research

    History :
    ABACUS was the first device Rectangle frame used some pebbles 1833 Charless Babbage
    Lady ada lovelace operated his machine

    Herman Hollerith Joseph jacquard designed punched cards in 1890

    Generations of Computers
    First generation
    1946-1955 Vaccum tubes

    Advantage:
    It was the fastest one

    Disadvantage:
    Generate heat It is frequently failure Very large in size ,not fortable

    Second Generation
    1955-64 Transistors Advantage:
    Eliminated the drawbacks of 1st generation

    Disadvantage:
    Highly technology required

    III Generation
    1964-70 LSI(large Scale integration ) Advantage:
    100s of circuits on one small electronic chip

    Disadvantage:

    IV Generation
    1970-85 VLSI(very large Scale integration ) Advantage:
    1000s of circuits on electronic chip

    Disadvantage:

    V Generation
    1985-present Microprocessors Advantage:
    Millions of instructions per second

    TYPES OF DIGITAL COMPUTERS


    Super computers Mainframe computers Mini computers Micro computers

    BLOCK DIAGRAM OF COMPUTER

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