HISTORY OF COMPUTER AND DEVELOPMENT BY OMAR MAZHAR

HISTORY OF COMPUTER AND DEVELOPMENT BY: OMAR MAZHAR

Overview The abacus, allows a user to preform computations by sliding beads arranged on a rack. Blaise Pascal , invented a numerical wheel calculator. In 1812, Charles Babbage recognized the harmony between mathematics and machines. In 1820, Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar invented the arithometer, a mechanical calculator. Herman Hollerith worked for the U. S Census Bureau in 1889. Hollerith devolved a system in which data was stored in punch cards. With Hollerith’s machine the Census was calculated in 6 weeks instead of 10 years.

First-Generation Computers The First generation of computers that we currently have were used in World War II but were less advanced In the U. S Army Ordnance Department and the University of Pennsylvania worked with another company and devolped a better kind of computer. Really terrible and difficult to operate and maintain, the took lots of time to get back up. computer The ENIAC eventually gave way to more powerful computers.

Second-Generation Computers Starting about 1956, the second generation of computers were marked by the shift from large and bulky, failure-prone vacuum tubes to transistors. The Transistor is said to be a computer that another current could pass through. Machine language is a combination of 1 s and 0 s Super computers in the early state used atomic power to generate them.

Third-Generation Computers The integrated circuit (IC) was invented by Jack Kilby by himself with no other help. He was the start of the third generation computers. He made the main components into chips which had enough room to put in a fan so the computer never over-heated. So it was good but bad, over-heating usually made computers shut down and the loss of work that was being done.

Fourth-Generation Computers Integrated circuits making the way for miniaturized computer chips computers became more ready for small businesses and individuals. (PC) stands for personal computers, the first one was MITS Altair 8800, that was made in 1974. Years later other company's started to make computers like Apple and Commodore In the late 89 s and the beginnings of the 90 s there were over 65 millions of pc’s in use by everyone (kids, adults and military's)

Computer hardware and software

Define Input / Output Devices It can be almost impossible to work with computers without Input / Output Devices The keyboard and mouse are the most used devices used in a PC and inputting data. New input technologies are always being explored like the fast processors and other devices. Computer can also now translate commands and the use of head movements.

Processors and Memory One of the most important component of computer is the (CPU) central processing unit. Transistors are in the middle aka heart of the central processing unit. The CPU has no memory at all. The RAM of a computer can hold larger work in it compared to the CPU

Hard Drives and Removable Storage - In computer talk there are many things you need to know such as… 8 bits are called a byte and a kilobyte is 2 and 1 tenths. - The main storage of a computer is called a hard drive and its so called partner hard disk. The capacity of storage can be determined by the bits of data the medium can sore. -

Networks had the most growth of the area in the computer industry Networks are wireless links with multiple computers Lots of networks can come together to be a server. Most networks use some sort of cabling like different wires and cables. Nodes can be connected to each other.

Operating system There are 3 main operating systems UNIX/Linux , Mac. OS and DOS/Windows. First is the Linux which also allows the person to multitask and have more then 1 user Second is the Mac. OS which is a Graphical user interface or for short GUI (sounds like gooey) Then finally the windows which is used worldwide. In 1985 windows first computer and DOS system appeared and changed the computing landscape forever.

Software Applications can be called also Desktop Software It requires nearly no hardware or minimal hardware to run. There are different applications like the data base application word processing and image editing. Each application will have like a small army inside of it that will be utilities.