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Introduction to IT > Computer Hardware and History > Flashcards

Computer Hardware and History Flashcards

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1st generation 1946-1959

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  • ENIAC
  • vacuum tubes
  • programmed in machine language
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2nd generation 1959-60s

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  • transistors
  • magnetic tapes/disks
  • assembly language
  • COBOL, FORTRAN
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3rd generation 60s-70s

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  • beginning of modern computing
  • integrated circuits
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4th generation 70s-present

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  • age of microprocessors
  • silicon chips w/many integrated circuits
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5th generation present

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  • AI
  • machine learning
  • quantum computing
  • nanotechnology
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CPU

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execute program instructions
ALU, control unit, processor register

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IPOS

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input, process, output, storage

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RAM

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directly accessible by CPU
split into partitions

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buses

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electrical roadways

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