-The period of fifth generation was from 1980 and ON-WARDS. -it is ULSI microprocessor based -These are based on artificial intelligence -There is also voice recognition -The use of parallel processing and superconductors is helping to make artificial intelligence a reality. -The goal of fifth-generation computing is to develop devices that respond to natural language input and are capable of learning and self-organization. http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations.asp