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What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
Who is the first generation of computers?
vacuum tubes
What is the Size and speed of vacuum tubes computers?
8inchs
What were the first generations of computers powered by?
vacuum tubes
What generation computers used vacuum tubes?
FIRST GENERATION
What generation was vacuum tubes used?
first generation computers
How was technology use to make the computer?
Different computers at different times used whatever technologies were available at that time.The Charles Babbage analytical engine (digital, mechanical) was based on gears and cams.The MIT differential analyzer (analog, mechanical) was based on glass disk and ball integrator technology.The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (digital, mostly electronic) was based on vacuum tubes, capacitors, and a drive motor for timing.The Harvard Mark 1 (digital, electromechanical) used mechanical counters, clutches, relays, etc.The Colossus (digital, electronic, code breaking) was based on vacuum tubes, and very high speed paper tape.The ENIAC (digital, electronic) was based on vacuum tubes.First generation digital computers were based on vacuum tubes and sometimes germanium point contact diodes.Second generation digital computers were based on bipolar junction transistors (initially germanium then silicon).Third generation digital computers were based on silicon integrated circuits (some high speed computers of this generation used gallium arsenide integrated circuits).Fourth generation digital computers were based on silicon microprocessor integrated circuits.Some experimental computers have been built using optical technology.etc.
What are the characteristics of computers based on vacuum tubes?
Overall, computers with vacuum tubes were not reliable nor did very much. Vacuum tubes took up lots of space and got very hot. The lifespan of vacuum tubes were not much better than incandescent light bulbs, and if a computer had hundreds of these, the odds of one going out soon would be quite high. The vacuum tubes didn't switch all that fast either, and they had to be heated before they could be used, meaning it took about a minute or so before anyone could attempt to boot it.
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 technological developments helped reduce the size and the cost of computers?
Hardware Technology The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes ...Physical Appearance These computers were enormous in size and required a large room for installation. ...The cost of the computer reducedsignificantly, as individual components of ...This era is marked by the development of microprocessor
What was the first generations of computers?
The first generation of electronic computers were those implemented using vacuum tubes.
What are first generation computers?
By most definitions, first generation computers were the ones built with vacuum tubes.
