Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

First generation computer systems used

  1. Transistors

  2. Magnetic cores

  3. Silicon chips

  4. Vacuum tubes
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D Correct answer
Explanation

First generation computers (1940s-1950s) used vacuum tubes for processing and magnetic drums for memory. Transistors were introduced in second generation computers, silicon chips (ICs) in third generation, and magnetic cores were a memory technology used in early computers.

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