Frequently Asked Questions on Vaccum Tubes
What replaced vacuum tube in computer?
The second generation transistor replace the vacuum tubes in computer.
How are vacuum tubes still used today?
Now a days vacuum tube are used in most of the applications. For Example: radio amplifier, audio amplifier.
Are vacuum tubes better than transistors?
No the transistor better then vacuum tubes because transistor consume less energy and do not required electricity.
Vacuum Tubes in Computers
The vacuum tube is a hardware technology that is used as a basic component of memory and circuitry for the CPU. The input to computers is punched cards or paper tapes and the output is printouts. The instructions are written in machine language as binary values 0 and 1.