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The main electronic component used in first generation computers was _________________.

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Transistors
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Vacuum Tubes and Valves
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Integrated Circuits
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None of the above
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The correct option is B Vacuum Tubes and Valves

The main electronic component used in first generation computers was Vacuum Tubes and Valves.

Vacuum Tubes (1940-1956) The first computer systems used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms. Transistors were used for second generation computers and integrated circuits in third generation. First generation computers used vacuum tubes and valves as their main electronic component. Vacuum Tubes were invented by Lee DeForest in 1908.

The first generation computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms. • The vacuum tube was developed by Lee De Forest. A vacuum tube is a device generally used to amplify a signal by controlling the movement of electrons in an evacuated space.


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