The story of the computer

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    The first generation

    Vacuum Tube Computer:These massive and expensive machines dominate the computing world,used mostly by trained professionals for specialized applications
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    The second generation

    Transistors revolutionize computing,making devices smaller,cheaper and faster while spurring the development of new programming languages
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    The third generation

    The intergrated circuit and the chip were invented which reduced the cost and the size of computers
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    The fourth generation

    The period was first emerged the desktop computers.In addition the electronics industry advanced and that allowed whole computer subsystems to fit on a circuit board
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    The fifth generation

    The rise of laptops,multimedia and the widespread use of the internet