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Calculations. More specifically, addition, from that even computers now days just use addition. For example, when you want to subtract something, it just adds a negative amount. When you want to multiply, it just adds that many times. For division it sees how many times it can "subtract" then shows the remainder as a decimal.
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∙ 17y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe computer has definitely increased in its capability since its early years. The first computer took up an entire room as opposed to the ones that can fit in our pocket today. The first computer was capable of solving complex problems faster then a human could.
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∙ 10y agoThe first (early 1st century BC) computer was perhaps the Antikythera mechanism. This was designed to calculate astronomical positions.
Charles Babbage's Difference Engine (1822) was a mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions. He later proposed an Analytical Engine (1837) which was a general purpose (programmable) analogue computer.
Colossus was the world's first (December 1943) electronic digital computer that was all programmable. It was built by the British to help crack the German ENIGMA codes during WW2.
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∙ 17y agoOnly doing math problems i would think. it wuz just a box with a bunch of red lights.
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∙ 16y agoit was about as powerful as modern-day calculators, and was as big as a 10x10 foot room.
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What is the second most powerful computer?
WOPR Computer
What is the world's most powerful computer?
the apple mac pro
A powerful desktop computer used for high-performance tasks is a?
A workstation.
What was First computer?
EMAC in 1947 was the first computer .
When did the first computer come out to public?
the first computer was available in1950 the first computer was available in1950
Is a modern day notebook computer is more powerful than the computer aboard the first rocket that landed on the moon?
Yes, much more powerful. So are most ipods.
What is the second most powerful computer?
WOPR Computer
Which is the most powerful computer?
Supercomputer
How powerful were old CPU how big?
they were as big as a cafeteria and as powerful as a pocket computer.
Where will you find the fastest computer in the world?
The most powerful (thus fastest) super-computer in the world is in Japan. Its name is the "Computer K." While the most powerful super-computer in the US is the Jaguar Super-Computer and is located in California.
What is an expensive powerful desktop computer which is geared for intense calculations and graphic capabilities?
It means a computer with Powerful Vdeo and Gaming Capabilities. (A Computer That Operates at More Than 12000231 Mhz.) or in your case, a computer built for media. -Razgriz
What specs do computer nerds dream of having in a desktop?
Real simple: Go on the internet and find the most powerful, baddest, highest performance computer you can. Computer nerds dream of having a computer twice that powerful.
What is the most powerful degree for a occupatiton in the us?
computer science is the most powerful degree
What is white box?
an extremely powerful computer
The most powerful type of computer is a?
Supercomputer
How can you tell how powerful a computer is?
the cost of it.. lolz
An expensive powerful desktop computer?
my pants
