'Integrated Circuits' belonged to which of the following generation of Computers?

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  1. Third Generation
  2. Fifth Generation
  3. Fourth Generation
  4. Second Generation

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Option 1 : Third Generation
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The correct answer is Third Generation.

  • Generation in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used.
  • Initially, the generation term was used to distinguish between varying hardware technologies.
  • Nowadays, generation includes both hardware and software, which together make up an entire computer system.

Important Points

  • There are five computer generations known to date:
    GENERATION DESCRIPTION
    1st (1946-1959) Vacuum tube-based.
    2nd (1959-1965) Transistor-based.
    3rd (1965-1971) Integrated Circuit based.
    4th (1971-1980) VLSI microprocessor-based.
    5th (1980-onwards) ULSI microprocessor-based.
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