schoolschool code:080020registration number: | Electronic Document Preparation Management (exemplar 1) | The History of Computer | Table of Contents The History of Computer 1 Who was the father of computer? 2 THE FIVE GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER 3 What computer was produced by J.Presper Eckert and John Mauchly 4 A Description Of The Device 4 The History of Computer 1. The Abacus: Is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes? The
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History of Computers Table of Contents Table of Contents . .2 Abstract . 3 Body of Research .4 - 6 Conclusion . 7 Bibliography ..8 Abstract This project explains the history of computers‚ starting from Howard Aiken’s Harvard Mark I to present day time. Although I have not gone over all of the models in my report‚ I have chosen those which I feel have had the greatest effect on the computer world. I will show how in just forty years‚ computers
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HISTORY OF COMPUTER THE PRE-MECHANICAL AGE: 3000 B.C. – 1450 A.D. 1. Writing and Alphabets – Communication First development of signs corresponding to spoken sounds‚ instead of pictures‚ to express words. Around 2000 B.C.‚ Phoenicians created symbols that expressed single syllables and consonants (the first true alphabet) The Greeks later adopted the Phoenician alphabet and added vowels; the Romans gave the letters Latin names to create the alphabet we use today. 2. Paper
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Causes Of Computer Addiction (Cause And Effect Essay) Cause and effect Serious causes of computer addiction Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices at home. Our life has gotten so used to having technology around us that we can’t imagine our lives without them. However‚ while having electronic devices at home could be comfortable and handy at times‚ it could also have negative effect on children‚ especially on teenagers. Parents usually buy computers
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History of Computers ENG 121 The volume and use of computers in the world are so great‚ they have become difficult to ignore anymore. Computers appear to us in so many ways that many times‚ we fail to see them as they actually are. People associated with a computer when they purchased their morning coffee at the vending machine. As they drove themselves to work‚ the traffic lights that so often hampered us are controlled by computers in an attempt to speed the journey. Accept it or not‚ the computer
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Brief History of Computers (A Look Back at Computing) Computers have become one of the most important parts of modern society. Nearly everything that is modern required or uses computer related technology in some way. But how did computers as we know them come to exist? Did someone sitting in his lab just one day say‚ "Aha! I’ve got it! The computer?! Well‚ no‚ that is not how this happened. Rather‚ many years of brilliant ideas and research from many different individuals contributed
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Picciano 9/13/14 History of the Computer Could you imagine life without computers? Not just computers but any smart device like your IPhone‚ IPad‚ Xbox etc. All of these devices are derived from the first unit known as the computer. Today’s society relies heavily on the computer and all of its functions. We essentially have the world at our fingertips whether it’s Googling anything you could possibly think of or plugging in an address and relying on a computer to get you there. If it wasn’t
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Roettger Computer Fundamentals for Technology February 23‚ 2014 The History of Personal Computers (Zimmermann) The personal computer in the beginning was not intended to be used for personal entertainment or for email‚ but was intended to be used for solving a number-crunching crisis. By 1880‚ the United States had grown so much that it took several years to calculate the United States census results. They were looking for a faster and more efficient way to get the results. The first computers were
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------------------------------------------------- History of computing hardware ) Computing hardware is a platform for information processing. History of computing | Hardware | * Hardware before 1960 * Hardware 1960s to present * Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries | Computer science | * Artificial intelligence * Compiler construction * Computer science * Operating systems * Programming languages * Software engineering | Modern concepts | * Graphical user
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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Historical records will tell us that man has invented three types of devices to assist him in calculating and processing data. These devices could be classified into: a) Manual-mechanical b) Electromechanical c) Electronic 2000 BC - MECHANICAL COMPUTER THE ABACUS * Computations are done by sliding beads on a wire arranged on a tray. Came from the Greek word abax meaning flat surface John Napier(1617) – Logs and Bones * a Scotsman‚ invented
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