The History of Computers

First Generation

Second Generation

 Third Generation Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation

 

The history of computer development is often referred to in reference to the different generations of computing devices. Each generation of computer is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operate, resulting in increasingly smaller, cheaper, and more powerful and more efficient and reliable devices.

 

 

 

SOURCES

"The Five Generations of Computers: Webopedia Online Computer & Internet." Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions. 24 Oct. 2008. 02 Feb. 2009 <http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations.asp>.