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What were the two main problems caused by using the valves on the Colossus computer?
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Probably rate of burnout and heat. But this was common to all vacuum tube computers, not just Colossus.
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What part of the colossus computer enabled it to do the processing?
The Colossus computer worked using one to two thousand thermionic valves.
What was the purpose of those holes colossus?
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How many transistors does a world war 2 computer have?
The simple answer is none. The Transistor wasn't invented until 1947, some 2 years after the end of World War 2.However, what they used instead, were Vacuum Tubes (also known as thermionic valves).The first true, software programmable computer was named Colossus and was built by the British to decode secret codes being used by Germany during World War 2. The code-breaking operation was so secret that the building of Colossus was only finally made public in the early 1970's !"Colossus Mark 1 contained 1,500 electronic valves (tubes). Colossus Mark 2 with 2,400 valves was both 5 times faster and simpler to operate than Mark 1, greatly speeding the decoding process"This is a quote from this site for more informationhttp:/www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Colossus_computer#encyclopedia
What is the colossus computer?
The colossus computer is a very old computer. It was the first electronic, digital and programmable computer. It was made in 1943 and used to solve a problem proposed by mathematician Max Newman.
Where was the computer first built?
In America. the first computer was invented in the US in 1969 at the Rowayton Library in Norwalk, CT ++ For general-purpose computers, but the first electronic, programmable computer, using the same principles as any now albeit by thermionic valves and relays rather than solid-state components, was the 'Colossus' machine built for cracking the German 'Enigma' codes in WW2.
What are some of the Colossus computer problems with valves?
they were huge and you needed loads
What were the two main problems caused by using the valves on the colossus?
Probably rate of burnout and heat. But this was common to all vacuum tube computers, not just Colossus.
What part of the colossus computer enabled it to do the processing?
The Colossus computer worked using one to two thousand thermionic valves.
What were the two main problems caused by using the valves in colossus computer?
Reliability and heat were the main problems. Valves were fragile devices that, due to the relatively primitive way they were manufactured, failed pretty quickly. In addition to that, they gave off vast amounts of heat. This meant they needed expensive air-conditioning systems to keep their temperature down.
How many valves were used on each of the ten colossus machines?
The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.The Colossus Mark 1 used about 1600 valves and the Colossus Mark 2 used about 2400 valves. After the Colossus Mark 2 was in production and use the single Colossus Mark 1 was briefly shutdown and upgraded to a Colossus Mark 2. Five of the ten Colossus machines also had a device called the "gadget" that aided in a process called "rectangling", the number of additional valves added to each of these enhanced Colossus Mark 2 machines is unknown.
Colossus was developed during World War 2. What was it and what was it used for?
Colossus was a very large computer that used valves - a far cry from a modern desktop computer. It was used to help break the German's Enigma Code.
How did the Colossus get it to work?
using valves
How did they get colossus to work?
using valves
What were the two main problems caused by using valves in colossus?
Reliability and heat were the main problems. Valves were fragile devices that, due to the relatively primitive way they were manufactured, failed pretty quickly. In addition to that, they gave off vast amounts of heat. This meant they needed expensive air-conditioning systems to keep their temperature down.
How many valves were used on each of the 10 colossus machine?
The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.The Colossus Mark 1 used about 1600 valves and the Colossus Mark 2 used about 2400 valves. After the Colossus Mark 2 was in production and use the single Colossus Mark 1 was briefly shutdown and upgraded to a Colossus Mark 2. Five of the ten Colossus machines also had a device called the "gadget" that aided in a process called "rectangling", the number of additional valves added to each of these enhanced Colossus Mark 2 machines is unknown.
Why did the colossus need valves?
Because - when Colossus was built (in 1943), microchips had yet to be invented ! Microchips replaced valves and transistors in newer computers.
How was the computer made?
A variety of methods were employed, from electromechanical telephone relays (Zuse KG Z3) to thermionic valves (ABC, Colossus, etc).
