Generation of computers

Done By Rafaz Khalid

 First Generation

1 The period of first generation: 1946-1959. Vacuum tube based.

Second Generation

2 The period of second generation: 1959-1965. Transistor based .

Third Generation

3 The period of third generation: 1965-1971. Integrated Circuit based.

Fourth Generation

4 The period of fourth generation: 1971-1980. VLSI microprocessor based.

Fifth Generation

5 The period of fifth generation: 1980-onwards. ULSI microprocessor based.  

   

   
 vacuum tube
 

A vacuum tube, electron tube,

valve (British usage)
or tube (North America) is a device
that controls electric current flow
in a high vacuum between
electrodes to which an electric
potential difference has been
applied.
 Transistor
 
A transistor is a semiconductor
device used to amplify or switch
electronic signals and electrical
power. Transistors are one of the
basic building blocks of modern
electronics. It is composed of
semiconductor material usually with
at least three terminals for
connection to an external circuit.
 Integrated Circuit
 
 

An integrated circuit (IC) is a
small semiconductor-
based electronic device consisting
of fabricated transistors, resistors
and capacitors. Integrated
circuits are the building blocks of
most electronic devices and
equipment. An integrated circuit is
 VLSI microprocessor
 

Very large-scale integration (VLSI) is

the process of creating an integrated
circuit (IC) by combining millions of
MOS transistors onto a single chip. ...
The microprocessor and memory
chips are VLSI devices. Before the
introduction of VLSI technology,
most ICs had a limited set of
functions they could perform.
 ULSI microprocessor
 
In the fifth generation, VLSI
technology became ULSI (Ultra
Large Scale Integration)
technology, resulting in the
production of microprocessor chips
having ten million electronic
components. This generation
is based on parallel processing
hardware and AI (Artificial