Generation of Computer

Things to remember

• Vacuum tubes were used for first generation computers for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory.
• The transistors invented in 1947 which was not seen as extensive use, replaced vacuum tubes.
• The development of the Integrated Circuit (IC) was the major turning point of the third generation computers.
• A microprocessor has thousands of integrated circuits builds onto a single silicon clips.
• The fifth generation computers are based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and are still in development.