Monday, 16 May 2011

FIRST GENERATION [ 1942 - 1959 ]

Key Software

Technologies

Some representative

System

Key Hardware

Technologies

Key

Characteristic

  • Machine and assembly languages
  • Stored program concept
  • Mostly scientific applications

  • ENIAC
  • EDSAC
  • EDVAC
  • IBM 701
  • UNIVAC I

  • Electromagnetic relay memory
  • Vacuum tubes
  • Punched cards secondary storage

  • Highly unreliable
  • Difficult to use
  • Bulky in size
  • Difficult commercial production
  • Limited commercial use and costly

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