Generation of Computer

Fifth Generation (Present and Beyond) Artificial Intelligence

Fifth generation computing devices, based on artificial intelligence, are still in development, though there are some applications, such as voice recognition, that are being used today. The use of parallel processing and superconductors is helping to make artificial intelligence a reality. Quantum computation and molecular and nanotechnology will radically change the face of computers in years to come. The goal of fifth-generation computing is to develop devices that respond to natural language input and are capable of learning and self-organization.

Some of its features are:

• Computers based on artificial intelligence
• Used superconductors
• Used in speech recognition
• Used in intelligent robots
• Computers use extensive parallel processing, multiple pipelines, multiple processors etc.
• Massive parallel machines and extensively distributed system connected by communication networks fall in this category.
• Superscalar processors, Vector processors, SIMD processors, 32 bit micro controllers and embedded processors, Digital Signal Processors (DSP) etc.
• Memory chips up far beyond the present capacity.
• Development of powerful programming languages like Object oriented languages of  presents for suitable programming.
• Storage technology advanced – large main memory and disk storage available
• Got hot pluggable features which enable a failed component to be replaced with a new one without the need to shutdown the system, allowing the uptime of the system to be very high.
• The recent development in the application of internet is the Grid technology which is still in its upcoming stage.
• Quantum mechanism and nanotechnology will radically change the phase of computers.