Lesson 3: Generation of Computers

Question 1

When did the evolution of conputers started?

Answer 1

1940

Question 2

What are the five generations of conputers?

Answer 2

First Generation
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth

Question 3

First generation started from ____ to ____

Answer 3

1951-1958

Question 4

The second generation started from _____ to ____.

Answer 4

1959-1963

Question 5

The third generation started from ____ to ____.

Answer 5

1964- 1979

Question 6

The fourth generation started from

Answer 6

1979- Present

Question 7

Fifth Generation started from ____ to ____.

Answer 7

Present - Future

Question 8

uses vacuum tubes for circuitry, and
magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up
entire rooms

Answer 8

First generation computer

Question 9

was the first electronic digital computer.

Answer 9

ENIAC

Question 10

Represent the very early,
primitive computer languages
that consisted entirely of 1’s
and 0’s - the actual language
that the computer understands
(machine language).

Answer 10

Binary language

Question 11

uses a new electronic device called
Transistor in the place of vacuum tube. It also started showing
the characteristics of modern day computers with utilities such
as printers, disk storage and operating system.

Answer 11

Second generation computer

Question 12

Allow for the use of
symbolic names
instead of just
numbers.

Answer 12

Second language or assembly language

Question 13

transistor were replaced with In-
tegrated Circuit (IC) which is a combination of number of tran-
sistor and other electronic components fused together on single
crystal.

Answer 13

Third generation computer

Question 14

words
and commands (instead of just
symbols and numbers) were
being used. These languages
therefore, had syntax that
was much easier to under-
stand.

Answer 14

Third language or high level languages

Question 15

Example of High level language

Answer 15

C++, Java

Question 16

IC were replaced with micropro-
cessors. A microprocessor chip consist of entire central processing
unit in a single chip.

Answer 16

Fourth language

Question 17

VLSI technology were replaced by
Ultra Large Scale Integration (ULSI) technology. This technol-
ogy helped to developed very small but extremely powerful and
fast computers which come to be known as ROBOTS

Answer 17

Fifeth language

Question 18

a form of artificial intelligence
that attempts to imitate how
the human mind works.

Answer 18

Neural networks

Question 19

are transistors, resistors, and capacitors
integrated together into a single ”chip”

Answer 19

Integrated circuits