Chapter 2
Chapter 2
LITERATURE REVIEW:
2.1.4 ENIAC
The Electronic Numerical Integrator
and Computer (ENIAC) was
developed at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1945,
with John W. Mauchly and J.
Prosper Eckert as staff members. It
was the first digital, general-purpose
electronic computer, built to
calculate artillery firing tables for the
United States Army. ENIAC used
vacuum tubes, was enormous, and
required manual rewiring for
different calculations.
2.1.5 EDVAC
2.2 GENERATIONS OF
COMPUTERS
i. Hardware
ii. Software
iii. Humanware
iv. Procedure
v. Data/Information
vi. Communication
2.3.1 Hardware
Hardware comprises the physical
parts of a computer system,
including all tangible components
such as central processing units,
memory devices, input/output
devices, and storage devices.
2.3.2 The Fundamentals of
Computer Systems