Development of more user-friendly operating systems like MS Windows and Lynux, and Lynux based software products are the other developments during this period.Īdvantages of Fifth Generatin of Computer: Languages known as functional languages and object-oriented languages such as C++ have been developed during this generation. On the software front, effort is being directed at developing languages to cope with su,h new generation computers.

The revolutionary parallel processing is being used in the new breed of computers in place of conventional Von Neumann architecture. Artificial Intelligence is being built into the computer. These computers will be able to think and take decisions. The fifth generation is essentially about a new super-breed of computers. Powerful laptops, notebook PCs and desktops were the other developments during this period. Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology gave way to Ultra Large Scale Integration that led to the development of microprocessor chip with several million electronic components on each.

Fifth Generation of mordern computer (1990 onwards)