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The transistor was originally used in computers to replace the vacuum tube.
The function of the vacuum tubes was to regulate the flow of energy throughout the computer in order to answer a function.
Transistors are semiconductors that are most commonly embedded in Central Processing Unit (CPU) chips. These "electric flow regulators" act as microswitches to help the computer "think."
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Do today's computers use transistors and microprocessors?
Yes, today's computers use transistors and microprocessors. Smaller transistors subset the amount of RAM that is local to the CPU at any given moment.
How many transistors are used in modern computers?
Billions.
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.
Do the liquid battery ups weakens or damages the transistors of the computers?
No.
Are Computers that used transistors are referred to as third-generation computers?
no, second generation. third generation computers used ICs.
What did the second generation computers use to make them function?
discrete transistors
Which three electronic devices contain transistors?
Radios, Televisions & Computers.
How many transistors does an computer have?
Anywhere from none to many billions, depending on the computer.vacuum tube computers had no transistorstransistorized computers had a few thousand to a few hundred thousand transistorsintegrated circuit computers had a few tens of thousands to a few million transistorsmicroprocessor computers have had a few thousand to many billions of transistors
What are transistors used for?
Transistors have two basic functions: # an electrically controlled electric switch # an electrically controlled "proportional valve" which can alter currents and voltages, or can amplify electric signals. Transistors can also be configured as Oscillators which provide an AC signal with constant frequency. Either an amplifier circuit or a switching circuit can be wired as an oscillator. Transistors can be used to form logic gates: And, Or, and Invert. Computers are made from logic gates, so computers can be made entirely from transistors. Transistors are in use in virtually all electronic devices. PC processors are composed of millions of tiny transistors. A transistor radio may have had only 6-10 transistors to enable operation. A late model car may have 10 to 15 computers comprised of thousands of transistors to perform all manner of operations in the vehicle.
What are features for second generation computer?
Second generation computers are often called transistorized computers. The transistorized computers are more advanced computers than the first generation of computers.
How many transistors in a modern laptop?
A modern micro processor has atleast 100 million transistors.
Why do digital computers use binary numbers for their operation?
Digital computers use binary numbers because that is easier for them, and the easiest way for humans to represent what goes on inside of computers. Computers contain millions of transistors inside the various ICs in the computer. Transistors can generally be on or off. Sure, it is possible for transistors to have a range, but then, in this case, it wouldn't be digital. So since the transistors are used as on-off switches, it is easiest to represent them as binary digits, since they can either be on or off.
