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History of computers

By Aritz.sagarminaga
  • Period: to

    First generation (1st)

    -Used vacuum tube (glass bulb and wire)
    -Were very large
    -Expensive
    -A lot of electricity
    -The ENIAC (Integrator and calculator)
  • Birth of the Mark I Colossus

    Birth of the Mark I Colossus

  • Period: to

    Second generation (2nd)

    -Faster and cheaper, smaller inside
    -Used transmitors instead of vacuums tubes
  • Period: to

    Third generation (3rd)

    -Integrated circuit (IC)
    -Were: Cheaper, Smaller and faster
    -Less electricity
  • The first e-mail is sent

    The first e-mail is sent

    -The first message was sent by Ray Tomlinson
  • First computer with a single-circuit

    First computer with a single-circuit

    The first computer with a single-circuit board and ROM (Read only memory)
  • Period: to

    Fourth generation (4th)

    -Microprossesors (small silicon chips)
    -Cheaper, produce less heat, smaller
    -Less electricity
  • Sony

    Sony

    Sony introduces the first 3 1/2 inch floppy drives and diskettes
  • Period: to

    Fifth generation (5th)

    -Most advanced
    -Robots
    -Artificial inteligence (AI)
    -Scientist are trying to develop them
  • In the future... (1)

    In the future... (1)

    -A zetta-scale supercomputer would be a million times more powerful than the fastest supercomputer of the early 2020s.
  • In the future... (2)

    In the future... (2)

    -Processor speed will double within 24 months
    -By 2050 we would have a chip capable of operating at 5,452,595 gigahertz, or almost 5.5 petahertz.