Question

Which BEST describes a second-generation computer?

(1 point)
Responses

the CPU was used for the first time, computers could be owned by the general public, and a GUI was used

the CPU was used for the first time, computers could be owned by the general public, and a GUI was used

used operating systems, keyboards, and monitors for the first time, and integrated circuits were used to supply electricity

used operating systems, keyboards, and monitors for the first time, and integrated circuits were used to supply electricity

rather limited in functionality, could store programs, and used vacuum tubes to supply electricity

rather limited in functionality, could store programs, and used vacuum tubes to supply electricity

high-level programming languages, magnetic tape and disks for storage, and used small transistors to supply electricity

Answer 1

The statement that BEST describes a second-generation computer is:

**high-level programming languages, magnetic tape and disks for storage, and used small transistors to supply electricity.**

Second-generation computers (typically from the late 1960s to the early 1970s) utilized transistors instead of vacuum tubes, which allowed for smaller size, greater efficiency, and lower heat generation. They also began to use high-level programming languages and magnetic storage media.