First generation computers are characterised by

Vacuum tubes and magnetic drum
Minicomputers
Magnetic tape and transistors
All of the above
None of the above
Vacuum tubes and magnetic drum  A vacuum tube computer, now termed a first-generation computer, is a computer which uses …. Magnetic drum memory was invented in 1932 by Gustav Tauschek in Austria.

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