The microprocessor inaugurated the fourth generation of
computers. The integrated circuit had miniaturized the circuitry of a
computer, but the microprocessor was a small chip that contained all of
the basic functions of a computers (processing, memory and input/ouput).
Intel introduced the first microprocessor in 1980--the Intel 4004. The
reduction of size made possible by the microprocessor permitted the
building of smaller computers, leading directly to the personal computer
that dominates today as well as the Information Age.
Each generation of computer is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operate, resulting in increasingly smaller, cheaper, more powerful and more efficient and reliable devices.
ReplyDeleteA generation refers to the state of improvement in the development of a product. This term is also used in the different advancements of computer technology. With each new generation, the circuitry has gotten smaller and more advanced than the previous generation before it. As a result of the miniaturization, speed, power, and memory of computers has proportionally increased. New discoveries are constantly being developed that affect the way we live, work and play.
ReplyDeleteToday’s younger generation is technology driven. They need higher end mobiles, computers and gadgets to make their life easy and exciting. Computer and internet have made the life of the younger generation very different from the older generation. In olden days, teenagers used to spend more time with friends, would roam around and involve in various sporting activities.
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