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The biggest drawback of the first generation of computers was their immense size. A computer that took up an entire room could not process the same amount of information that a modern day smart phone does.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoI'm sure there are other things, but they were really expensive and they took up entire rooms.
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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.
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.
What are the first generation computer?
First Generation computers were computers made out of Vaccum Tubes. They were soon rejected due to the extreme heat and electricity absorption.
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.
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
What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
Computer built before the first generation of computers were?
No 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.
