Brief History of Computers

In the first 45 years, numerous advances have been made in the subject of computer science. Not just numerous, but very notable as well. From the abacus to the laptop today, computers have sure come a long way.
First generation computers were usually called ENIAC. They used vacuum tubes. These types of computers became too hot to use for a long period of time. They were also very big. In 1959-1964, the second generation of computers came along. Unlike the first generation computers that used vacuum tubes to process information, these used transistors. This was a big improvement over the E…