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1-History of Computer

Computer history began with Charles Babbage's 19th century analytical engine, which provided the basic framework for modern computers. Computers have been classified into three generations. The first generation from 1937-1946 used vacuum tubes and could only perform single tasks. The second generation from 1947-1962 used transistors and had memory and operating systems. The third generation from 1963 to present uses integrated circuits, making computers smaller, more powerful and able to run multiple programs simultaneously.

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1-History of Computer

Computer history began with Charles Babbage's 19th century analytical engine, which provided the basic framework for modern computers. Computers have been classified into three generations. The first generation from 1937-1946 used vacuum tubes and could only perform single tasks. The second generation from 1947-1962 used transistors and had memory and operating systems. The third generation from 1963 to present uses integrated circuits, making computers smaller, more powerful and able to run multiple programs simultaneously.

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History

of
Computer
Definition of Computer
Computer is a programmable machine.
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humans in performing
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a list of instructions.
programmable machine.
Computer is any device which aids humans in performing
kinds of computations or
list of instructions.
various kinds of computations or calculations.
calculations.
Three principles characteristic of computer
Three principles
I.It responds to a specific set of
II. It can execute a pre-recorded
III. It can quickly store and retrieve
characteristic
instructions
list of
in a of
well-defined
instructions
large amounts of data.
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Human computers
COMPUTER HISTORY
The computer as we know it today
had its beginning with a 19 th
century
English mathematics professor name
Charles Babbage.
He designed the Analytical Engine and
it was this design that the basic
framework of the computers of today
are based on.
Generally speaking, computers can be
classified into three generations. Each
generation lasted for a certain period of
time, and each gave us either a new and
improved computer on an improvement to
the existing computer.
First Generation: 1937-1946- In 1937
the first electronic digital computer
was built by Dr. John V. Atanasoff and
Clifford Berry. It was called the
Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC).
In 1943 an electronic computer name the
Colossus was built for the military. Other
developments continued until in 1946 the
first general – purpose digital computer, the
Electronic Numerical Integrator and
Computer (ENIAC) was built.
It is said that this computer weighed 30
tons, and had 18,000 vacuum tubes which
was used for processing. When this
computer was turned on for the first time
lights dim in sections of Philadelphia.
Operating System or “OS” – is software that
communicates with the hardware and allows other
Computers of this generation could only
programs to run. Every desktop computer , tablet,
performs single task, and they had no
and smartphone includes an operating system that
Operating System.
provides basic functionality for the device.
Common desktop OS; Windows, OS X and Linux.
Second Generation: 1947-1962- This
generation of computers used transistors
instead of vacuum tubes which were more
reliable. In 1951 the first computer for
commercial use was introduced to the
public: Universal Automatic Computer
(UNIVAC).
In 1953 the International Business
Machine (IBM) 650 and 700 series
computer made their mark in the
computer world.
During this generation of computers over
100 computer programming languages
were developed,
computers had memory and operating
systems. Storage media such as tape and
disk were in use also were printers for
output.
Third Generation: 1963-present – The
invention of integrated circuit brought us
the third generation of computer. With
this invention computers became smaller,
more powerful more reliable and they are
able to run many different
programs at the same time. In 1980
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-Dos)
was born and in 1981 IBM introduced the
personal computer (PC) for home and office
use. Three years later Apple gave us the
Macintosh computer-
with its icon driven interface and the 90’s
gave us Windows operating system.
It is a very useful tool that will continue
to experience new development as time
passes.

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