The Five Generations of Computers

By EverL

  • FIRST GENERATION: VACUUM TUBES (1940-1956)

    FIRST GENERATION: VACUUM TUBES (1940-1956)
    The first computer systems used Vacuum tubes for circuitry and
    magnetic Drums for memoy
    CHARACTERISTICS
    -Machine language
    -punched Cards and Paper Tape
    first computer
    UNIVAC
    ENIAC

  • SECOND GENERATION: TRANSISTORS (1956-1963)

    SECOND GENERATION: TRANSISTORS (1956-1963)
    Transistors replace Vacuum
    Invented at bell tabs in (1947)
    CHARACTERISTICS
    -Atomic energy industry
    -The transistor was far superior to the vacuum tube
    -More energy efficient and more reliable
    -Though the transistor still generated a grreat deal of heat

  • THIRD GENERATION: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS(1964-1971)

    THIRD GENERATION: INTEGRATED CIRCUITS(1964-1971)
    Transistors were miniaturized and placed on chips, called
    semiconductors. which drastically increased the speed on silicon
    chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the
    speed and efficiency of computers
    The first integrated circuit was developed in the 1950s by jack kilby
    of texas instrumements and robert noyce of fairchild semiconductor.

  • THIRD GENERATION: MICROPROCESSORS(1971-PRESENT)

    THIRD GENERATION: MICROPROCESSORS(1971-PRESENT)
    The microprocessor brought the fourth generation of computers. the intel 4004 chip, developed in 1971 from the central processing unitand. In 1981 IBM introducced its first computer for the home user, and in 1984 Apple introduced the Machintosh.
    fourth generation also saw the development of GUIS, the MOUSE and HANDHELD devices.

  • FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)

    FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)
    Artificial intelligence
    Voice recognition
    Parallel processing
    Quantum computation
    Nanotechnology
    Natural language
    Japan 1985: Program of the fifth generation of computers
    U.S. Artificial Intelligence
    Robotics
    Expert Systems

  • FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)

    FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)
    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)

    FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)
    ROBOTICS (Isaac Asimov)
    1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a
      human being to come to harm.
    2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except
      where such orders would conflict with the first law.
    3.A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection
    does not conflict with rirst or second laws

  • FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)

    FIFTH GENERATION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PRESENT AND BEYOND)
    -SOME FEATURES
    -MAIN CHARACTERISTICS