GENERATIONS OF COMPUTERS
Generation of computers is the developmental stages that the computer has gone through. There are five generations of computers and their accompanying innovations. Every generation of computer is characterized by the major technological development that changed the way of computer operation. Our computer journey started in 1940 with the vacuum tubes and goes to the AI (artificial intelligence) system which we use today. Let’s discuss the generation of computer 1st to 5th.
First generation of computer: vacuum tubes (1940 – 1956)
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