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What is the period of First-Generation Computers?Approximately 1946—1957.
The first computers were enormous, often taking up ...entire rooms.
How First-Generation Computers was powered?They were powered by thousands of vacuum tubes.
What are the problems with vacuum tubes?The vacuum tubes required constant replacement required a lot of electricity, and generated a lot of heat.
How did the First-Generation computer calculate?First-generation computers could solve only one problem at a time since they needed to be physically rewired with cables to be reprogrammed.
How was the calculation performed?It took a few days (sometimes even weeks) to calculate and a few more days to check before the computer could be used.
Two of the most significant examples of first-generation computers were ..ENIAC and UNIVAC.
Which input and output devices did the FG computer use?Usually, paper punch cards and paper tape were used for input, and output was printed on paper.
For which ENIAC was used and II. world war?ENIAC was used to calculate artillery tables for the U.S. military.
How is ENIAC computers evaluated?Instead of the 40 hours required for a person to compute, ENIAC could complete the same calculations in less than two minutes.
When and for whom was UNIVAC realized?1951. initially built for the U.S. Census Bureau and was used to analyze votes in the 1952 U.S. presidential election.
What is interesting about UNIVAC?Correct prediction of an Eisenhower victory only 45 minutes after the polls closed was not publicly aired because the results were not trusted.
UNIVAC became the first computer to be ...mass-produced for general commercial use.