1st GENERATION 2ND GENERATION 3RD GENERATION

PERIOD 1945-1955 1955-1965 1964- 1971

They were built with Integrated circuits are

Replaces vacuum used (increased the
valve electronics,
valves with processing capacity).
they used punch
OPERATION cards to enter data transistors (faster, Development of
AND smaller and more integral circuits in
and programs.
TECHNOLOG reliable). The which thousands of
Y Electronic equipment was built electronic
technology was
with transistor components were
based on empty electronics. placed in a miniature
tubes or bulbs.
integration.

They used magnetic

cylinders to store They used small
STORAGE information and magnetic rings to Virtual memory was
developed
internal store.
instructions.

They were
extremely large,
They are smaller Thanks to integrated
used a lot of
and consume less circuits, the size of
SIZE electricity,
electricity than the the machines was
generated a lot of
previous ones. reduced
heat, and were
extremely slow.
 High-level language
COMMUNICA They were or programming multiprogramming
programmed in
TION languages ​were was used
machine language.
used

Data entry with

punch cards, They
Incorporation of
had less need for
operating systems,
ventilation and They
Big size, Data entry by
High energy had more complex peripheral devices
FEATURES consumption and programming and The number π
languages, which
Data entry with (Pi) was calculated by
allowed a greater
punched cards relationship throwing more than
between the five hundred
hardware and the thousand decimals.
operator.
4TH GENERATION 5TH GENERATION 6TH GENERATION

1971-1984 1984-1999 2000-2016

The integration is
carried out on the Microprocessors Computers in this
electronic
(interconnected relationship have
components. What
processors) are combined
led to the created. Artificial vector/parallel
appearance of the
microprocessor. intelligence (expert
architectures, with
This generation is systems, natural hundreds of vector
language, robotics microprocessors
the product of the
microminiaturizati and speech working at the same
recognition. time.
on of electronic
circuits.

Magnetic ring
The memory capacity is
memory is Memory capacity is superior to that of the
replaced by silicon increased.
previous generation.
chip memory.

Microcomputers, Computers decrease

that is, personal
their size
computers or PCs, Computers are smaller
significantly
are developed. and more versatile.
Supercomputers (miniaturization of
elements).
are developed.
 Logical
World area networks
programming
grow exorbitantly using
languages ​
(PROLON) and Start working with means of
communication communication
object-directed
networks through optical fibers
programming
and satellites, with
languages ​are
impressive bandwidths.
included.

Constant interaction
with internet services,
wireless connection
with devices and 5G:
the internet of things
Greater memory,
laptops, RAM and natural language and the increase in
ROM and recognition and network traffic and
Data entry by operations carried out
Facial and voice
peripheral devices. on the web makes it
recognition. necessary to have a
device capable of
analyzing and taking
advantage of this
network.