COMPUTER TRAINING

TOTAY’S TOPIC

GENERATION OF
COMPUTER
GENERATION OF COMPUTER
First Generation Computer (1940-1956)
1. Speed was quite low and power
consumption was very high.

2. Programming capacity was very low.

3. They could not store much Data.

4. They were huge in size and very

expensive.
Second Generation Computer (1956-1963)

1. They were more energy-efficient and

reliable.

2. Their operating speed was higher.

3. COBOL and BASIC were developed

in this generation.
Third Generation Computer (1964-1971)

1. They were smaller and cheaper than their

earlier counter parts.

2. They used an operating system that

allowed running of many different
programs simultaneously.
Forth Generation Computer (1971-1980)

1. Computers become more advanced in

terms of processing and memory
capacities.

2. It led to the development of Personal

Computers (PCs).

3. In 1981, IBM introduced its first

computer for the home user.

4. In 1984, Apple introduced Macintosh.

Fifth Generation Computer (1980-on Present)

1. Programming computers to play games such

as chess and checkers.

2. Systems that attempt to reproduce the types

of physical connections that occur in animal
brains to simulate intelligence.

3. Programming computers to see hear and react

to other sensory stimuli.