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The vacuum tube was replaced with what electrical component?

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The vacuum tube was replaced with transistor.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The invention of semiconductor was very useful in making solid state transistor that allowed the production of small yet faster, cheaper, and more trusted and reliable computers.
  • These solid state transistor is so often used that, it nearly replaced all the use of transistor.
  • This replacement took place after the invention of semiconductor in the year around 1940.
  • Vacuum tubes also known as thermionic tubes are not used anymore in computers and electronics.
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