A solar cell is a device that converts the energy of light into electrical energy as a photovoltaic conversion concept. The inorganic solar cell efficiency depends on the total electric energy produced from solar energy were initially proved at Bell laboratory in 1954; from this time inorganic solar cells have been used in various applications. Inorganic solar cells are made from semiconductor inorganic materials like amorphous, crystalline, microcrystalline Si, multi-crystalline, alloys, and III-V group compounds. The tendency in solar cell manufacturing displays accelerated progress associated with concentrated research pointed to raising the conversion energy efficiency and decreasing the cost of the solar cells industry to make this source of power more inexpensive. The efficiency of solar cells is impartially low related to high solar energy radiation on the Earth's surface and this is because numerous factors influence photovoltaic system performance. The generation of solar cells, solar cell system, basic working principle of a solar cell, factors influences on solar cell system performance, parameters of the solar cell, the module for measurement, and inorganic solar cell technologies are reported in this review article.