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Introduction To Computing and Programming: Batch 17CE

The document provides a brief history of the evolution of computers from the abacus to modern computers. It discusses early mechanical calculating devices like the abacus and Babbage's analytical engine. It then summarizes some important early electronic computers like the Mark I, the first large-scale automatic digital computer built at Harvard in 1944, and the UNIVAC 1, one of the first commercially successful computers built by Eckert and Mauchly's company in 1951. The document concludes with an assignment asking about generations of computers.

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Introduction To Computing and Programming: Batch 17CE

The document provides a brief history of the evolution of computers from the abacus to modern computers. It discusses early mechanical calculating devices like the abacus and Babbage's analytical engine. It then summarizes some important early electronic computers like the Mark I, the first large-scale automatic digital computer built at Harvard in 1944, and the UNIVAC 1, one of the first commercially successful computers built by Eckert and Mauchly's company in 1951. The document concludes with an assignment asking about generations of computers.

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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING AND

PROGRAMMING
Lecture # 02
History & Evolution of Computers
CLO-1

Batch 17CE
Year: 1st Semester: 1st

BY: Engr. Dileep Lohana


Outline

History & Evolution of Computers


Abacus
Mechanical Calculator
Difference Engine and Analytical Engine
Mark1
UNIVAC1
Hewlett Packard
Internet
Microsoft
Apple
IBM-PC
WWW
HISTORY & EVOLUTION OF
COMPUTERS
History and Evolution of Computers
Abacus

Abacus was first step in computer history.


It was the table (Counting board).
Mechanical Calculator

A mechanical calculator, or calculating machine, was a mechanical device used


to perform the basic arithmetic operations.
Difference Engine & Analytical Engine

Charles Babbage (Father of Computing) designed two new kinds of mechanical


calculators
The first one was an automatic mechanical calculator, his difference engine,
which could automatically compute and print mathematical tables and
repeatable operations.(1823).

The second one was a programmable mechanical calculator, his analytical


engine , had a variety of outputs including hardcopy printout, punched
cards, graph plotting. (1834)
It was programmable using punched cards.
Difference Engine & Analytical Engine
Mark I- 1944

Mark I, developed at Harvard University was the first large-scale Automatic


Digital Computer, Howard Aiken built in 1944.

It was fully automatic and do not requires human intervention once it started.

It is considered to be the beginning of the era of the modern computer.


UNIVAC1-1951

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) was a computer by Dr. Presper Eckert


and Dr. John Mauchly in 1951.

Developed by using cathode ray tube, paper tape, magnetic tape technology based
on 4,500 vacuum tubes, 14,800 diodes.
History and Evolution of Computers
ASSIGNMENT
Assignment
What are the Generations of computers?
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The End

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