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Describe two problems associated with vacuum tubes in the first computers?
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∙ 11y ago
I'm not sure what you mean by "this computer" but vacuum tubes have the following problems anywhere they are used:
- high voltage required for operation
- get very hot
- short lifetime, heater burns out
- large physical size
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What were the two main problems caused by using the valves on the Colossus computer?
Probably rate of burnout and heat. But this was common to all vacuum tube computers, not just Colossus.
What is the Size and speed of vacuum tubes computers?
8inchs
Why were the ABC and ENIAC considered first generation computers?
They are first generation computers because they used vacuum tubes as active elements, as did almost all computers until 1958 when the first generation is usually considered to have ended. From 1958 on most computers used discrete transistors as active elements until 1964.Note: ABC & ENIAC are both very early first generation computers as they used ordinary Radio receiver vacuum tubes, not the more expensive Computervacuum tubes that were introduced about 1948 to 1949. The later Computer vacuum tubes were custom redesigned versions and were far more reliable than ordinary Radio vacuum tubes had been.
Why were the vacuum tubes used instead of transistors in early computers?
Early transistors were much slower and far more expensive than vacuum tubes. Also computers built before 1948 there were no transistors to use at all.
Explain the different generations of computers and the technologies involved?
vacuum tubetransistorICmicroprocessor
What are computer tubes used for?
Computer tubes, also known as vacuum tube computers are programmable computers that uses vacuum tube logic circuitry. They were used to solve computational problems much like modern day computers.
What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
When the large computer invented?
The same time as the early computers. They were large because their components (vacuum tubes) were large, not because they could handle large problems.
What were the two main problems caused by using the valves on the colossus?
Probably rate of burnout and heat. But this was common to all vacuum tube computers, not just Colossus.
Can you assign temperature to a vacuum?
Answer Yes, you can. I think the answer is no. A physical object in a vacuum can have some energy/heat in it, and the energy associated with electromagnetic radiation can have energy/heat associated with it, but the vacuum itself cannot. ______________________________________________________________________ There is no such thing as a vacuum.
Who is the first generation of computers?
vacuum tubes
When were vacuum computers around?
1944-1955
What were the two main problems caused by using the valves on the Colossus computer?
Probably rate of burnout and heat. But this was common to all vacuum tube computers, not just Colossus.
What is the Size and speed of vacuum tubes computers?
8inchs
What were the first generations of computers powered by?
vacuum tubes
Which generation of computers uses a vacuum tube?
First.
What is the name of the first generation?
vacuum tube computers
