fourth-generation computer
The type of computer used today. Fourth-generation computers are similar to third-generation computers, except a much greater use of large-scale integration of components on silicon chips, which resulted in increasing similarity of design. A large fall in the cost of internal memory, and higher speed and capacity of external storage, led to new applications and new methods of programming. Also, people realised that standardisation of software, particularly operating systems, was necessary.
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