1. There was introduction of microcomputers.
2. Magnetic disks became primary means of external storage.
3. There was beginning of broad use of special software for managing large databases.
4. There was further miniaturization in which complete circuits were reduced to virtually microscopic sizes.
4. Fourth generation languages emerged and application software for microcomputers became popular.
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