Flashcards: Evolution of Computer Technology — 18 cards

First computers — size?

Large, room-sized.

First computers — input method?

Punched cards and paper tape.

Stored-program — benefit?

Flexibility and automation.

Impact of transistors — on size?

Made computers smaller and more efficient.

Computer generations — basis?

Technological advancements over time.

ENIAC — significance?

First programmable digital computer.

Impact of tech advances — effect?

Smaller, faster, more reliable computers.

Programming Languages — evolution?

From machine code to high-level languages.

Transistor — advantage?

Smaller, faster, more reliable than tubes.

Programming languages — early?

Machine and assembly languages.

Memory in 2nd Gen — tech?

Magnetic core memory.

First Generation Devices — technology?

Used vacuum tubes for circuitry.

Memory technology — key development?

Magnetic core memory.

Stored-Program Concept — role?

Enables storing data and instructions in memory.

Vacuum Tube — invented by?

Thomas Edison.

Transition to transistors — period?

1956–1963.

Vacuum Tube — function?

Amplified signals and switched currents.

Second generation — main device?

Transistors.