What is the other name for 'transistor computer'?

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SSC CHSL 2020 Official Paper 33 (Held on: 11 Aug 2021 Shift 3)
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  1. First Generation Computer
  2. Fourth Generation Computer
  3. Second Generation Computer
  4. Third Generation Computer

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Option 3 : Second Generation Computer
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The correct answer is Second Generation Computer.

Key Points

  • Second-generation computers were based on Transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
  • 1959-1965 is the period of second-generation computers.

Additional Information

  • List of generations of computers:

Generation

Duration Electronic Component Used
First Generation Computers 1946-1954 Vacuum Tubes
Second Generation Computer 1955-1964 Transistors
Third Generation Computer 1964-1977 Integrated Circuits
Fourth Generation Computer 1978 - Present VLSI or Microprocessors
Fifth Generation Computer Present and Future ULSI or Bio-Chips

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