Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

First generation computers are characterised by

A Vaccum tubes and magnetic drum

B Minicomputers

C Magnetic tape and transistors

D All of the above

E None of the above

ANS:A - Vaccum tubes and magnetic drum

"First generation" computers were built.

All of these early computers used vacuum tubes to perform their calculations, one development among these first computers was the use of an internally stored program.