Second generation computers

Second generation computers came into existence in 1956. These computers were made up of more dependable, smaller and faster transistors instead of vacuum tubes. They were smaller in size compared to first generation computers and generated lower level of heat and had greater degree of reliability that first generation. They had higher internal storage capacity [...]

Mini computers V/s micro computers

Mini computers are the type of computers which perform data processing activities in the same way as the mainframe but on a smaller scale. Data is usually input by means of a keyboard. As the name implies, a minicomputer is small computer same as microprocessor and may be called a scaled down mainframe as the [...]