1956-1963
First Generation computers were developed with tubes, but now the transistor changed the computing world. This made for smaller parts to go in the computers.Super computers were the first to take advantage of the transistors.
Assembly language was created to replace machine language. These computers were used for business use due to the programming language and stored programs.
Common Business-Oriented Language and Formula Translator binary code, this made for words, sentences, and math formulas.
Software industry began with this generation of computers.http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Computers/second.htm
Characteristics- transistors, core memory, faster than 1st, programming in modern and assembly language and first operating system.
John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain worked at IBM. They invented the transistor.
http://library.thinkquest.org/08aug/01795/Website/generations_of_computer.html
First Generation computers were developed with tubes, but now the transistor changed the computing world. This made for smaller parts to go in the computers.Super computers were the first to take advantage of the transistors.
Assembly language was created to replace machine language. These computers were used for business use due to the programming language and stored programs.
Common Business-Oriented Language and Formula Translator binary code, this made for words, sentences, and math formulas.
Software industry began with this generation of computers.http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Computers/second.htm
Characteristics- transistors, core memory, faster than 1st, programming in modern and assembly language and first operating system.
John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain worked at IBM. They invented the transistor.
http://library.thinkquest.org/08aug/01795/Website/generations_of_computer.html