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Aroundnthiyntot,nthtnoajoritSnofncoomuttrnmrograooingnwayndontninnoachintnlanguagt.nTonutliytnthtncoomuttrnforn
anSnwork,nthtnuytrnhadntonbtnbothnanntltctronicyntxmtrtnandnanmrograootr.
Advantages of First-Generation of Computers:
● ummorttdnhighnymttdncoomutatony
Disadvantages of the First Generation of Computers:
● ThtncoomuttrynwtrtnvtrSnlargtninnyizt.
● ThtSnconyuotdnanlargtnaoountnofntntrgS.
● ThtSngotnhtattdnvtrSnyoonndutntonthouyandynofnvacuuontubty.
● Airnconditoningnwaynrtquirtd.
● Non-mortablt.
● oytlSncoootrcialnmroducton.
Example of First Generation of Computer:
1.nENIA n(1946)n 2.nED A n(1949)n 3.nEDVA n(1950)n 4.nUNIVA -1n(1951)
1.1.2 Second Generation of modern computers (1956 - 1963)
Thtn ytcondn gtntratonn coomuttryn tomloStdn tranyiytoryn inn thtn ytcondn
gtntratonnofncoomuttryn(1956nton1963).nThtntranyiytorynwtrtnoortnrtliabltn
andntayitrntonoaintainnthannvacuuontubty.nThtSnrtquirtdnfarnltyynmowtr.n
Duringn thiyn tot,n coootrcialn ammlicatonyn grtwn ramidlSn andn dooinattdn
coomuttrnuytnbSnthtnoid-1960y.nAroundnthiyntot,nhigh-ltvtlnlanguagtyn(yuchn
aynFORTRAN,n OBOL,nALGOL,nandn NOWBOL)nandnomtratngnySyttoynwtrtnalyon
dtvtlomtd.n Omtratngn ySyttoyn forn oultmrograooingn andn batchn mroctyyingn
wtrtntomloStdnonnthtncoomuttry.
Advantages of Second Generation of Computers:
● oalltrninnyiztncoomartdntonthtnfirytngtntratonnofncoomuttry.
● Thtnytcond-gtntratonncoomuttrynwtrtnoortnrtliablt.
● UytdnltyyntntrgSnandnwtrtnnotnhtattdnaynouchnaynthtnfirytngtntratonnofncoomuttry.
● BttttrnmortabilitSnayncoomartdntonthtnfirytngtntratonnofncoomuttry.
Introductonnton oomuttrn Syttoy 7

