Subject :ICSO Class : Class 4
What are the different computers in various generations known? For eg. Mainframe computers, supercomputers belonged to which specific generations? Please help
Ans 1:
Class : Class 6
there are no specific generations for them, they are just a category of computers and they have names
for example CRAY1
Ans 2:
Class :
First Generation1946-1959. Vacuum tube based.
Second generation1959-1965. Transistor based
Third Generation 1965-1971. Integrated Circuit based
Fourth Generation 1971-1980. VLSI microprocessor based
Fifth Generation 1980-onwards. ULSI microprocessor based
Mainframe are made and used till today mainly large companies like IBM
Super Computers belong to 5th Generation Computers