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    The document provides a history of computers from early human "computers" who performed calculations, to modern electronic computers. Some of the key developments mentioned include the earliest electronic digital computer created by Atanasoff and Berry in 1937, the first programmable computer called the Z1 created in the late 1930s, and the first general purpose electronic computer called ENIAC developed in 1946. The document traces the evolution of computers from early mechanical aids like the abacus to modern portable computers.

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    The document provides a history of computers from early human "computers" who performed calculations, to modern electronic computers. Some of the key developments mentioned include the earliest electronic digital computer created by Atanasoff and Berry in 1937, the first programmable computer called the Z1 created in the late 1930s, and the first general purpose electronic computer called ENIAC developed in 1946. The document traces the evolution of computers from early mechanical aids like the abacus to modern portable computers.

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    HISTORY OF COMPUTER

    Definition of Computer
    • A computer is an electronic
    machine that accepts information
    (Data), processes it according to
    specific instructions, and provides
    the result as new information.
    Earliest computer
    • Originally calculations were computed by
    humans, whose job title was computers.
    • These human computers were typically
    engaged in the calculation of a mathematical
    expression.
    • The first use of word “computer” was
    recorded In 1613, referring to a person who
    carried out calculations or computations.
    ATANASOFF- BERRY COMPUTER

    • It was the first electronic


    digital computing device.
    TALLY STICKS

    • A tally stick was an ancient


    memory aid device to
    record and document
    numbers, quantities, or
    even messages.
    ABACUS

    • Is a mechanical device used to


    aid an individual In performing
    mathematical calculations.
    • The abacus was invented in
    Babylonia in 2400 B.C
    SLIDE RULE
    • Invented by William Oughtred in 1622
    • Used primarily for:
    • - multiplication
    • -division
    • -roots
    • Logarithm
    • trigonometry
    PASCALINE
    • Invented by BLAISE PASCAL in
    1642.
    • It was its limitation to addition
    and subtraction.
    JACQUARD LOOM
    • It is a mechanical loom, invented
    by Joseph Jacquard in 1881.
    • It’s an automatic loom controlled
    by punched cards.
    ARITHMOMETER
    • The first reliable, useful and commercially
    successful calculating machine.
    Difference Engine and Analytical Engine

    • It’s an automatic, mechanical


    calculator designed to tabulate
    polynomial functions.
    • It is the first mechanical
    computer.
    Analytical difference
    Tabulating Machine
    • Invented by Herman Hollerith in
    1890.
    • To assist in summarizing
    information and accounting.
    Harvard Mark 1

    • also known as IBM


    AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE
    CONTROLLED CALCULATOR
    • the first electro- mechanical
    computer.
    Z1
    • The first programmable
    computer.
    • To program the Z1 required that
    the user insert punch tape into a
    punch tape reader and all output
    was also generated through
    punch tape.
    Eniac

    • Stands for Electronic numerical


    Integrator and computer.
    • It was the first electronic
    general purpose computer.
    UNIVAC 1
    • It was the first commercial
    computer.
    EDVAC
    • Stands for Electronic Discrete
    Variable Automatic Computer.
    • It has a memory to hold both a
    stored program as well as data.
    OSBORNE 1

    • The first portable computer.


    • Released in 1981 by the
    Osborne Computer
    Corporation.
    THE FIRST COMPUTER COMPANY

    • The first computer


    company was the
    Electronic Controls
    Company.
    • Founded In 1949
    Computer Generations
    • There are five generations of
    computer:
    • First Gen- 1946- 1958
    • Second Gen- 1959- 1964
    • Third Gen- 1965- 1970
    • Fourth Gen- 1971- today
    • Fifth Gen- today to future

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