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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

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SUBJECT: DATA PROCESSING

CLASS:  SS 1

DATE:

TERM: 1st TERM

REFERENCES

  • Data Processing forSenior Secondary Education by Hiit Plc.
  • A Handbook on Computer Studies by NiyiAdekolegan.
  • On-line Materials.

 

 

 
WEEK FOUR

TOPIC: HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

Consider the table below: 

Generations 

Of computers

Year of 

development

The 

Technology

Used

Characteristics

Software

Instruction

Storage

Capacity

First

1951-1958 

Vacuum tube

Very big and slow in operation

Machine language

Small internal storage

Second

1959-1964

Transistor

Less heat generation

High level &

Assembly

Core storage

Third

1965-1975

100-1000

Chips

Introduction of integrated circuit

Multiprogramming

Facilities

Internal

Fourth

1975-1982

1000 above

VLSIC

Introduction of Non-procedural language

Flexible internal & external storage

Fifth

1982 and above

106chips

AI and Expert

system

Introduction of object oriented programming language

Small but powerful network

 

GENERAL EVALUATION

  1. Differentiate between the first and second generation of computers.
  2. Which of the generation of computer uses microchips?
  3. Which of the generation of computers used VLSIC?
  4. What is non-procedural programming?

 

READING ASSIGNMENT

Any recommended text.

 

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

  1. AI means………….A. artefact intelligence B. artificial intellect C. artificial intelligence D. attitude intelligence.
  2. Which of the generation of computer was between 1975 and 1982? A. First B. Second C. Fifth D. Fourth
  3. Which of the generation of computer used vacuum tube? A. First B. Second C. Fifth D. Fourth
  4. Which of the generation of computers used VLSIC? A. First B. Second C. Fifth D. Fourth
  5. Which of the generation of computers begins Non Procedural programming? A. First B. Second C. Fifth D. Fourth

 

THEORY

  1. What is artificial intelligence?
  2. Explain second generation of computers.


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