Question Detail

COM 101 COM 101 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

First generation computers used
Options
A Thermionic valves and wires
Correct Answer
B Transistor and capacitors
C Printed circuitry boards
D Integrated circuits and transistors
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

First generation computers (1940s-1950s) used vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) as electronic components, which were large, generated much heat, and were unreliable.

Hint

These are also called vacuum tubes.

Question Info