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Vacuum tubes still find uses where solid-state devices have not been developed, are impractical, or where a tube has superior performance, as with some devices in professional audio and high-power radio transmitters. Tubes are still produced for such applications.
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Are there home theater systems available that use vacuum tubes instead of transistors?
yes, and vac tubes are the most efficient
What are the benefits of vacuum tubes?
vacuum tubes help us today with many things. the most important 1 is techology. If we didn't have vacuum tubes we wouldn't have computers. just thik of a life with out computers or t.v. vacuum tubes are also used in radios. so if vacuum tubes hadn't been invented we would not be able to use all the techology we use today.=]
Why are Vacuum tubes important for computer memory?
Vacuum tubes are not important for computer memory any more because we now use transistors. A long time ago however, the Vacuum tubes were important because they had the ability to regulate current flow through them, making them a feasible means for computers.
Why the first-generation of computer use vacuum tubes?
The first digital computer that used vacuum tubes was the ABC, completed in 1942 by Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry in Ames, IA.An early analog computer that used vacuum tubes was the Differential Analyzer, completed in 1929 by Vannevar Bush and a large team at MIT. (there probably were other smaller analog computers of this type that used vacuum tubes before this, so it probably isn't the first but its the earliest where I can find it clearly documented).
Did Alan Turing made the vacuum tubes computers?
No, he had to use mechanical gears, etc. because they were the only device technology available in his time. Electric relays were first developed about 15 years after he designed his computer, while vacuum tubes were first developed about 90 years after he designed his computer.
Why modern devices use integrated circuit instead of vacuum tubes?
Modern devices use integrated circuits instead of vacuum tubes because integrated circuits occupy less space than vacuum tubes, are more efficient, consumes less energy and are more reliable than vacuum tubes.
During the third generation which devices were use in the place of vacuum tubes and transistors?
Integrated circuits, both hybrid and monolithic.
Why many modern electronic devices use integrated circuits instead of vacuum tubes?
Integrated circuits consume less power, are smaller, can be more complex in a much smaller space and are cheaper to make for similar functions than vacuum tubes.
What was the element neon used for in the past?
they use it neon lights, vacuum tubes, television tubes, lasers, and as a refrigerant
Advantages and disadvantages of vacuum tube?
Vacuum tubes have superior sound quality and are typically easy for the user to replace on their own. Disadvantages include their size, rather large for portable devices, and they generally use a larger amount of power then transistors.
What are the benefits of vacuum tubes?
vacuum tubes help us today with many things. the most important 1 is techology. If we didn't have vacuum tubes we wouldn't have computers. just thik of a life with out computers or t.v. vacuum tubes are also used in radios. so if vacuum tubes hadn't been invented we would not be able to use all the techology we use today.=]
Are there home theater systems available that use vacuum tubes instead of transistors?
yes, and vac tubes are the most efficient
What did ENIAC use instead of mechanical parts?
it used 1800 vacuum tubes
What do you call the vacuum tubes used in transistor radios?
You don't, there aren't any. However some radios in the early 1950s did use both vacuum tubes and transistors. This was because early junction transistors were too slow to operate at RF so vacuum tubes were used in the RF and IF sections. These radios were called hybrid radios because they used both vacuum tubes and transistors.
Why are Vacuum tubes important for computer memory?
Vacuum tubes are not important for computer memory any more because we now use transistors. A long time ago however, the Vacuum tubes were important because they had the ability to regulate current flow through them, making them a feasible means for computers.
Why the first-generation of computer use vacuum tubes?
The first digital computer that used vacuum tubes was the ABC, completed in 1942 by Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry in Ames, IA.An early analog computer that used vacuum tubes was the Differential Analyzer, completed in 1929 by Vannevar Bush and a large team at MIT. (there probably were other smaller analog computers of this type that used vacuum tubes before this, so it probably isn't the first but its the earliest where I can find it clearly documented).
Do todays computers use vacuum tubes?
No, unless you are still using a CRT monitor.
