Monday, January 16, 2012

GENERATIONS of COMPUTERS...


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First Generation - 1940-1956: Vacuum Tubes 


Second Generation - 1956-1963: Transistors


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Third Generation - 1964-1971: Integrated Circuits

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Fourth Generation - 1971-Present: Microprocessors

       
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Fifth Generation - Present and Beyond: Artificial Intelligence




From generation to generation our technologies become more high tech and more efficient to use. Since the computer was introduced it becomes more popular to the people we can see computers now in our homes, in school, in offices and etc. It turns out to be a central tool for our daily lives. It is used in all the aspect of life, in research, teaching, accounting and as a tool of entertainment. It is good to know that as our technologies progressing it becomes more convenient for us and faster to use but remember we must not abuse of using the computer.....