Microprocessor was used as the main electronic component of the
- first generation computers
- second generation computers
- third generation computers
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fourth generation computers
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
Microprocessor was used as the main electronic component of the fourth generation computers. Fourth Generation of computers was between 1971 – 1980. These computers used the VLSI technology or the Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits technology. Therefore they were also known as the microprocessors. Intel was the first company to develop a microprocessor. The first “personal computer” or PC developed by IBM, belonged to this generation.