Question

Transistors belong to which of the following generation of the computers ?
1. Fourth
2. Third
3. First
4. Second

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Second

The correct answer is Second.

• First Generation Computers -
  • Period 1940-1956.
  • These generation computers were developed by using a vacuum tube or thermionic valve machine.
  • The first generation computers worked on binary-coded concepts.
  •  Examples: ENIAC, EDVAC, etc.
• Second Generation Computers -
  • ​Period 1956-1963.
  • Second-generation computers were developed by using transistor technology.
• Third Generation Computers -
  • ​The period 1963 to 1971.
  • The third generation computers were developed by using Integrated Circuit technology.
  • The computer of this generation was easier for commercial use.
• Fourth Generation Computers -
  • The period 1972 to 2010.
  • The fourth-generation computers were developed by using microprocessor technology.
  • It is much faster and accuracy became more reliable.
  • The production cost reduced to very low in comparison to the previous generation. This made it common among the people.
• Fifth Generation Computers -
  • ​The period 2010 to date.
  • Popular advanced technologies of the fifth generation include Artificial intelligence, Quantum computation, Nanotechnology, Parallel processing, etc.