1. MHS-HC-21 7th 11/6/08

2. Table of Contents 1 of 3 Slide 5: Gives the date of the 1 st generation.Slide 5: Gives the date of the 1 st generation. Slide 6: 1 st Generation computers were expensive to operate, and were large.Slide 6: 1 st Generation computers were expensive to operate, and were large. Slide 7: The first generation used input and output.Slide 7: The first generation used input and output. Slide 8: Gives the date of the 2 nd generation.Slide 8: Gives the date of the 2 nd generation. Slide 9: Transistors were invented.Slide 9: Transistors were invented. Slide 10: Examples of the 2nd generation.Slide 10: Examples of the 2nd generation.

3. Table of contents 2 of 3 Slide 11: Gives the date of the 3 rd generation.Slide 11: Gives the date of the 3 rd generation. Slide 12: Computers became more popular. Slide 13: 10 million circuits per square ft. Slide 14: Gives the date of the 4 th generation.Slide 14: Gives the date of the 4 th generation. Slide 15: Internet was created, computers became more powerful.Slide 15: Internet was created, computers became more powerful. Slide 16: Billions of circuit per square ft. Slide 17: Gives the date of the 5 th generation.Slide 17: Gives the date of the 5 th generation.

4. Table of contents 3 of 3 Slide 18: 5 th generation is still in the making.Slide 18: 5 th generation is still in the making. Slide 19: Plans for more technology.Slide 19: Plans for more technology. Slide 20: The sources that I used.Slide 20: The sources that I used.

5. 1 ST Generation 1940-1956 Table of Contents

6. 1 ST Generation - Vacuum Tubes Were expensive to operate. Used a lot of electricity. Occupied a whole room. Relied on machine language. Table of Contents

7. Continued.. Punched out tape input and output. About 1,000 circuits per cubic foot. Hard Mark I Whirlwind ENIAC EDSAC UNIVAC I, UNIVAC II, UNIVAC 1101 RCA BIZMAC Back to Table of Contents

8. 2 ND Generation 1956-1963 Back to Table of Contents

9. 2 ND Generation Transistor was invented in 1947. Superior to the Vacuum Tube. Didn’t widely spread till the late 50s. Moved to Symbolic Machine Language. Still produced a lot of heat. Back to Table of Contents

10. Continued.. About 10,000 circuits per foot. Examples: UNIVAC 1107, UNIVAC III RCA 501 Philco Transact S- 2000 NCR 300 series IBM 7030 Stretch Back to Table of Contents

11. 1964-1971 3 RD Generation Back to Table of Contents

12. 3 RD Generation Transistors became smaller and made of silicon. Computers became popular. Instead of punched cards computers used hardware. Back to Table of Contents

13. Continued.. 10 Million circuits per square foot. Examples: Burroughs 6700 Control Data 3300, 6600, 7600 Honeywell 200 IBM Sysytem/360, System 3, System 7 NCR Century Series UNIVAC 9000 series General Electric GE 600 series, GE 235 Back to The Table of Contents

14. 4 TH Generation 1971- Present Microprocessors Back to The Table of Contents

15. 4 TH Generation Computers fit in the palm. Computers became more powerful. Computers were linked to form networks. Network led to the internet. Back to The Table of Contents

16. Continued.. Billions of circuits per cubic foot. Examples IBM System 3090, IBM RISC 6000, IBM RT ILLIAC IV Cray 2 XMP HP 9000 Table of Contents

17. 5 TH Generation Present & Beyond Artificial intelligence Back to Table of Contents

18. 5 TH Generation Still in the making Voice recognition is being used today. The use of parallel processing is helping to make artificial intelligence a reality. Developing devices that respond to language input. Capable of learning and self organization. Back to Table of Contents

19. Continued.. Combinations of these technologies: parallel processing, large scale integration high speed logic and memory chips high performance, micro-miniaturization voice/data integration; knowledge-based platforms artificial intelligence, expert systems virtual reality generation, and satellite links. Back to Table of Contents

20. Sources Used.. WWW.COMPUTERMUSEUM.COM WWW.WIKIANSWERS.COM WWW.WEBOPEDIA.COM WWW.CLASSROOMCLIPART.COM WWW.GOOGLEIMAGES.COM Back to Table of Contents