Computer Architecture Lecture 1
Computer Architecture Lecture 1
Lecture: 1
Introduction
PASCALINE (1642)
Mechanical calculator invented by B. Pascal.
Could add and subtract two numbers directly,
and multiply and divide by repetition.
Babbage Engine
First automatic
computing engine was
designed by Charles
Babbage in the 19th
century, but he could not
build it.
The first complete
Babbage engine was
built in 2002, 153 years
after it was designed.
8000 parts.
Weighed 5 tons.
11 feet in length.
ENIAC (Electrical
Numerical Integrator
and Calculator)
Used 18,000 vacuum
tubes, weighed 30
tons, and occupied a
30b x 50b space.
Evolution of the Types of
Computer Systems
The future?
Large-scale IoT based
systems.
Wearable computing.
Intelligent objects.
Simplified Block Diagram of a
Computer System