Scribd
Upload
18 views

Computer: "Computer Technology" Redirects Here. For The Company, See - For Other Uses, See

A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores and manipulates data, and provides output. While early computers were room-sized, modern computers are based on integrated circuits, making them millions to billions of times more capable but smaller in size. Computers come in various forms from personal computers to embedded computers in devices and machines.

Uploaded by

Smile Lim
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
18 views

Computer: "Computer Technology" Redirects Here. For The Company, See - For Other Uses, See

A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores and manipulates data, and provides output. While early computers were room-sized, modern computers are based on integrated circuits, making them millions to billions of times more capable but smaller in size. Computers come in various forms from personal computers to embedded computers in devices and machines.

Uploaded by

Smile Lim
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

Computer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search "Computer technology" redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation).

The Columbia Supercomputer, located at the NASA Ames Research Center.

An HP laptop computer. A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores and manipulates data, and provides output in a useful format. While a computer can, in theory, be made out of almost anything (see misconceptions section), and mechanical examples of computers have existed through much of recorded human history, the first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (19401945). Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into mobile devices, and can be powered by a small battery. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "computers". However, the embedded computers found in many devices from MP3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are the

You might also like