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The first generation of computers (1940–1955)
Was a time of vacunes tubes tegnology.
The computers are size of classroon. Each computer was unique instructure and purpose. -
Second-generation computers (1955–1965)
Were developed to meet the needs of new markets—government and business researchers.
Computers were still very expensive.
They used FORTRAN operation system. -
Third-generation computers date from the mid-1960s.
They were designed with faster CPUs.
The solution was multiprogramming. -
Fourth Generation of computers
Computers hat faster CPU.
Development of virtual memory. -
Fifth generation of computers (1980)
Hardware was more flexible.
Repleaceable circuit boards.
Firmware: A word used to indicate that a program is permanently held in read only-memory (ROM) -
1990
Web accessibility and e-mail became standard features of
almost every operating system.
The overwhelming demand for internet capability in the mid 1990.
Introduced a loriferation of multimedia application. -
2000
The new century emphasized the need for operating systems to offer improved flexibility, reliability, and speed.
Virtual machines.
Virtualization is the creation of partitions on a single server.