Data Processing Wk1 Flashcards
1
Q
What did the first generation of computers use?
A
Vacuum tubes.
2
Q
What did the second generation of computers use?
A
Transistors
3
Q
What did the third generation of computers use?
A
Integrated circuits.
4
Q
What computers are the current generation using?
A
Microchips.
5
Q
What did the fourth generation of computers use?
A
Microchips
6
Q
What type of computers will the fifth generation use?
A
AI
7
Q
Name five concrete devices.
A
1.Tally sticks
2.Ropes
3.Abascus
4.Adding machine
5.Slide Rule (TRAAS
8
Q
Say the acronym of the type of computers we have/had
A
VTIMA
