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What primary storage was used in the first generation computers?
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Many different types of memory were used in first generation computers, a few of the most commonly used were:
- electrostatic cathode ray tubes (DRAM)
- sonic delay lines (DSAM)
- electrostatic selectron tubes (SRAM)
- magnetic drums (NVSSAM)
- magnetic disks (NVSSAM)
- magnetic core stacks (NVSRAM)
Magnetic core memory eventually became dominate.
Second and third generation computers continued to use sonic delay line memory, magnetic disk memory, and magnetic core memory (with magnetic core memory still dominating).
Late in the third generation computers solid state memory chips replaced all other types of memory.
Fourth generation computers used only solid state memory chips.
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Why are the fourth generation computers called digital computers?
Because the first, second, and third generation computers were also digital computers.
Definition of first generation of computer?
1940s to 1958: vacuum tube computers, primary I/O magnetic tape or punched cards.
History of computer Before 1st generation of computers?
Electro-Mechanical Computers were used before first generation of computers.
Was a Microcomputer part of the first generation?
no, first generation computers used vacuum tubes.
What happened to the speed of computers as they moved from first generation to fifth generation?
The speed of computers increased from one generation to the next generation, and to the next generation, and so on.
First generation computers are called ICL2900HP9845 A VAX11780.What are second generation computers called?
Second Generation computers. The VAX mentioned above is just a single model of first generation electronic computers.
What are first generation computers?
By most definitions, first generation computers were the ones built with vacuum tubes.
What generation was the minicomputer first used?
The first minicomputers were second generation computers, but the most well known minicomputers were third generation computers.
Why are the fourth generation computers called digital computers?
Because the first, second, and third generation computers were also digital computers.
Definition of first generation of computer?
1940s to 1958: vacuum tube computers, primary I/O magnetic tape or punched cards.
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.
History of computer Before 1st generation of computers?
Electro-Mechanical Computers were used before first generation of computers.
What generation computers used vacuum tubes?
FIRST GENERATION
What generation was vacuum tubes used?
first generation computers
Computer built before the first generation of computers were?
No computers.
What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
Was a Microcomputer part of the first generation?
no, first generation computers used vacuum tubes.
