Explain in Detail 11th Standard 5 Marks CS
Explain in Detail 11th Standard 5 Marks CS
Explain in Detail 11th Standard 5 Marks CS
primary memory:
✓ The primary memory is used to
temporarily store the programs and data
when the instructions are ready to
execute.
✓ Volatile memory.
Primary memory can be further classified
in two categories:
RAM(Random Access Memory)
✓ It is also known as read/write.
ROM(Read Only Memory)
✓ It is also known as Non-Volatile or
Permanent Storage.
DRAM PROM
(ROM)
SRAM EPROM
DRDRAM EEPROM
Secondary memory
The Secondary memory is non-volatile that
is, the content is available even after the
power supply is switched off.
Magnetic storage
➢ hard disk drive
➢ floppy disk
➢ magnetic tape
Optical storage
➢ CD
➢ DVD
➢ Blue-ray Disk
Solid state storage
➢ Pen/Flash Drive
➢ Memory card
2)Discuss the various generations of
computers.
Generation First
Year 1942-1955
Main component Vacuum tubes
used
Operating Batch operating system
System
Language Machine language (Binary
number 0’s and 1’s)
characteristics • Faster computing device.
• Generate large amount of
heat.
• Non –portable.
Generation Second
Year 1955-1964
Main component Transistors
used
Operating System Time sharing system,
Multitasking Os
Language Assembly language,
High level language
characteristics • More reliable and
less prone to
hardware failure.
• Portable and
generate less amount
of heat.
Generation Third
Year 1964-1975
Main component Integrated Circuits
used (IC)
Operating System Real-time system
Language High level language.
• FORTRAN
• COBOL
• ALGOL
characteristics • Consumed less power.
• Computers were
smaller, faster and
more reliable
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Generation Fourth
Year 1975-1980
Main component Microprocessor
used Very Large Scale
Integrated Circuits
(VLSI)
Operating System Time sharing, Real
time, Networks,
Distributed Operating
System
Language Higher level
languages like C and
C++, DBASE etc.
characteristics • Smaller and
Faster.
• Microcomputer
series such as IBM
and
• APPLE were
developed.
• Portable
Computers were
introduced.
Generation Fifth
Year 1980-till date
Sixth
Generation
• Parallel and Distributed computing
• Computers have become smarter,
faster
• and smaller
• Development of robotics
• Natural Language Processing
• Development of Voice Recognition
• Software
• Quick response.
• The QR code is the two dimension bar
code which can be read by a camera and
processed to interpret the image.