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    Question

    Vacuum Tubes were used in which generation of

    Computers?
    A 1st Generation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2nd Generation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3rd Generation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4th Generation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 5th Generation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    First Generation computers are characterized by the use of vacuum tubes. These vacuum tubes were used for calculation as well as storage and control. Later, magnetic tapes and magnetic drums were implemented as storage media. The first vacuum tube computer, ENIAC, was developed by US army ordinance to calculate ballistic firing tables in WWII. It had about 17000 vacuum tubes.

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