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The first generation of computers was based on which technology?

  • A.Transistors
  • B.Vacuum tubes
  • C.Integrated circuits
  • D.Microprocessors

Answer: B

Correct answer: Vacuum tubes

First generation machines - ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC I - switched with vacuum tubes, which is why they were enormous, drew great quantities of power and failed often. Transistors came with the second generation, integrated circuits with the third and microprocessors with the fourth.

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