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What is the advantage of using silicon chips instead of vacuum tubes in computers?
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∙ 12y ago
- Smaller size
- Less heat
- Lower voltage
- Higher speed
- Higher reliability
- Easier & quicker to assemble
- Disposable systems
- etc.
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What does a semiconductor have to do with a computer?
some first generation computers used germanium point contact diodes in their logic gates to reduce their vacuum tube parts count.second generation computers used discrete germanium or silicon transistors.third generation and later computers use silicon integrated circuits.
What do today's computers use for vacuum tubes?
Billions of microscopic transistors integrated onto individual chips of Silicon. And one computer may have a few hundred of these chips doing different things. Vacuum tube computers, even the largest, rarely had more than 10,000 tubes.
Why were the vacuum tubes used instead of transistors in early computers?
Early transistors were much slower and far more expensive than vacuum tubes. Also computers built before 1948 there were no transistors to use at all.
What are the advantages of a stick vacuum over a regular one?
A stick vacuum has the advantage over a regular vacuum in different ways. A stick vacuum is usually cheaper than a regular one, and a stick vacuum is primarily use for smaller jobs instead of bringing the bigger and heavier vacuum.
What was the computer made of?
Several early digital computers were made of electromechanical devices similar to those used to build automatic dial telephone exchanges used at the time. First generation digital computers were made of vacuum tubes. Second generation digital computers were made of discrete transistors (most used germanium transistors but later some silicon transistors). Third generation digital computers were made of (hybrid, SSI, MSI, LSI) silicon integrated circuits. Fourth generation digital computers are made of microprocessors and other (VLSI, ULSI, etc.) silicon integrated circuits.
What are silicon chips replaced of?
Silicon chips replaced individual transistors and before that vacuum tubes (valves).
What computers will used vacuum tubes?
First generation computers.
How was technology use to make the computer?
Different computers at different times used whatever technologies were available at that time.The Charles Babbage analytical engine (digital, mechanical) was based on gears and cams.The MIT differential analyzer (analog, mechanical) was based on glass disk and ball integrator technology.The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (digital, mostly electronic) was based on vacuum tubes, capacitors, and a drive motor for timing.The Harvard Mark 1 (digital, electromechanical) used mechanical counters, clutches, relays, etc.The Colossus (digital, electronic, code breaking) was based on vacuum tubes, and very high speed paper tape.The ENIAC (digital, electronic) was based on vacuum tubes.First generation digital computers were based on vacuum tubes and sometimes germanium point contact diodes.Second generation digital computers were based on bipolar junction transistors (initially germanium then silicon).Third generation digital computers were based on silicon integrated circuits (some high speed computers of this generation used gallium arsenide integrated circuits).Fourth generation digital computers were based on silicon microprocessor integrated circuits.Some experimental computers have been built using optical technology.etc.
Who is the first generation of computers?
vacuum tubes
When were vacuum computers around?
1944-1955
What is third generation of computer?
The Third Generation of Computers was known as Integrated Circuits. IC's was created by Mr. Jack S. Kilby. At this period of time, transistors where shrunk into smaller ones and where placed in a silicon chip. Also, a more efficient way of user input has been created. Keyboards and monitors have been used instead of punch cards and vacuum tubes.
What is the Size and speed of vacuum tubes computers?
8inchs
