Many inventions did, too many to list. However the two most important were probably the discrete transistor and the integrated circuit.
SMALLER SIZE, more power, less expense etc.
Better hw technologies and introduction of new powerful languages combined
Decreased.
As time goes by we get better at making things smaller, think of how the size of a computer has decreased and become more efficient.
The size has decreased. The ozone has started to replenish itself.
The invention of the microchip in 1949 - dramatically reduced the physical size of computers.
Yes, technological advances reduced the cost of computer chips. The invention of the Integrated Circuit has not only made computer chips more affordable but also more powerful and much smaller in size.
no
CMOS memory size has increased.
The average size of households in the US decreased to around 2.5 people.
It has decreased. Because countries have placed ban of CFC's.
Shrink