1. Discuss how computers have evolved from the first to the current generation.

The first-generation computer was created in 1940 – 1946 and used vacuum tubes as the main
component and had a significant size and consumed a large amount of power. It was then developed to
make it faster, smaller, reliable, and easier to use. The developers also considered the cost of producing
computers. The fifth-generation computers used artificial intelligence, which shows the rapid growth of
technology. These computers evolved from professional to personal use as personal computers are now
widely used by this current generation, like cellphones, laptops, iPad, etc.
2. Computers are classified. How they do differ from one another?
Computers are classified according to their purpose, data handled, and capacity.
There are two purposes of computers: the general-purpose digital computer and the special-
purpose digital computer. The general-purpose digital computers can perform the most common tasks, its
examples are laptop and cellphone. While the special-purpose digital computer only performs a specific
task, a good example is MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
Computers are also classified according to the data they handle. These are analog computers,
digital computers, and hybrid computers. Analog computers work with physical values like temperature
and pressure while digital computers work with digits. Hybrid computers are the combination of analog
and digital computers—it coverts data from analog to digital and vice versa.
Computers are classified according to their capacity or the data they can store. These are the
microcomputers, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers. Microcomputers are the smallest of
all, and it is portable. It is sufficient to meet the needs of a single individual; hence it is sometimes called
the personal computer. Minicomputers have a larger capacity compared to microcomputers and perform
most of the functions of mainframe computers. Mainframe computers handle a larger amount of memory
and instant processes billions of simple calculations and transactions—lastly, the supercomputers are
known to be the fastest and biggest computers.
3. What are the components of computer system?
The computer system has four components: the input unit, output unit, central processing unit,
and memory unit.
The input unit feeds the data and instructions to be processed by the computer. It also converts the
data to which the computer can accept. Keyboard, mouse, and camera are some of the examples. The
function of the central processing unit is to process the binary data provided by the input unit according to
instructions and provide the output. The CPU is divided into the control unit, arithmetic logic unit, and
primary storage unit/ memory unit. The arithmetic unit performs addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, and logical operations. While the control unit controls a computer's whole operation, and the
memory unit stores primary memory-temporarily stored data and secondary-permanent storing of data.
The output unit will provide the desired result for the user. The printer, speaker, and monitor are
examples of the output unit.