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Computer History
This category includes questions and answers about the history of the computer. Ask questions about the first computer and major developments in computing.
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Are computers becoming teachers of humans?
NO, humans created the computers and humans put the information on the computers the computers have no thinking ability what so ever... the information you see on a website that you learn from is not the computer teaching you its the person who created the site that is teaching you.
What is the name of the first full length computer animated movie?
The first fully computer generated feature film was 1995's Toy Story however the first animated film to use CGI was 1983's Rock & Rule,
Did they have computers in the 1900's?
no, first 'computer' was invented in 1959. There were no electronic computers in 1912. For one thing, the science of electronics as we know it had barely started. Even radio broadcasting was still in its infancy, with most "wireless" communications consisting of Morse code broadcasts - not voice or music. There were some simple analog computers, which were mechanical devices that could be made to perform simple fixed calculations for things such as navigation and aiming military weapons. The concept of the computer as we know it, with the idea of a stored program and input/output stages actually dated back to the 19th century when a British inventor named Babbage laid out the design of a programmable mechanical computer. However the metalworking techniques of the day weren't accurate enough to allow his machine to function properly. It was not until the late 1930s that work on computers as we know them began, partly due to the need for increased calculation speeds due to progress in physics and chemistry, and significantly due to wartime needs in cryptography, aerial bombing, and signal processing. True commercial use of electronic computing didn't begin until the 1950s, and personal computers as we know them took another 20 years or so to reach the marketplace.
For more information look up some of the following (just a very tiny sampling!)
People - Babbage, Turing, Eckert, Mauchly Machines - Whirlwind, Enigma, Eniac, Zeus Other topics - Cryptography, Bletchley Park, IBM, Sperry-Univac
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That depends on how you define "computer". It is generally accepted that Konrad Zuse (a German) designed and built the first programmable electro-mechanical computing machine, or digital computer, called the Z3, in 1941. It was destroyed during the course of World War II.
What are the Pros and Cons of being a computer technician?
Positive aspects of becoming a computer technician include being able to fix your own computer. The job has room for growth, there is flexibility in career options, and computer technician jobs typically pay well.
What were people's first reactions to the computer when it was invented in 1945?
They were used entirely for in-house think tank applications dealing with defense, there was public knowledge they existed, but they were not, by any stretch of the imagination consumer products. they must have been used in nuclear weapons research and development among other war projects. So, there was no real public reaction, unlike, say touch-tone phones or similar products.
Where did the world wide web originate?
This is hard to pin down. Alot of information on the web tries to give credit to Europe in the late 80s. I have been taught in my network courses that it was the U.S. around 1957. Originally networks to decentralize military computers. Then colleges and university's developed ever increasing networks. www is content from everywhere, its the network that makes it possible.
The World Wide Web could be said to have originated in England, thanks to a relatively unknown chap named Tim Berners-Lee. A software consultant at the European organisation for Nuclear Research, Berners-Lee presented his supervisor with a proposal in 1989 outlining ideas for an electronic document exchange programme. This proposal would enable scientific papers to be read on a variety of otherwise incompatible computer systems. Initially, his superiors were not interested, but Berners-Lee persisted. When he was able to achieve the first successful communication between an HTP client and a server using the Internet (which is actually different to the world wide web) on 25 December 1990 that he finally gained the interest, and the support, to see his proposal put into action.
When did they create the computers?
- The first electronic digital computer was built in 1942. Called the ABC it was built in Ames, IA by John Vincent Atanasoff & Clifford Berry.
- The first programmable electronic digital computer was built in 1943. Called Colossus Mark I it was built by Thomas Flowers and a team at the Dolis Hills lab of the British Post Office for Bletchley Park. Through 1944 and 1945 up to the end of the war in Europe 10 more Colossus Mark IIimproved models that used parallel processing to run 5 times faster were built.
- The first programmable electronic digital computer using a stored program (like all modern computers) was built in 1948. Called the Manchester Baby.
The ARPANET project began with its seed ideas, as early as 1962. From the page below, you can read:
"First ARPANET IMP log: the first message ever sent via the ARPANET, 10:30 pm, 29 October 1969."
The direct answer to your question, then, is sometime between 1962 and October 29, 1969, depending on your definition of 'constructed'.
What year was the first 3.5 floppy disk invented?
it was introduced because it was a simple and easy memory storage and then they introduced Cd's which killed the floppy discs
Who are the two most powerful and important men in computer history?
A few years back, many would have said Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple. However, Steve Jobs passed away and Bill Gates is no longer a part of Microsoft. Early in 2015, Bill Gates completely retired from Microsoft. He retired as CEO around 2000 and as Chairman in early 2015.
What are fifth generation computers?
the computers which have the ability to:
1. think as a human2. act as a human
3. think rationally
4. act rationally
are said to be artificially intelligent computer..
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What are the positive affects of computers on society?
There are many good advantages of the computer. It has opened an access to immense source of material which anyone can take advantage of. The computers gave an opportunity to humans to enter in era of internet which changed the whole meaning of global communication.
John Vincent Atanasoff was a Bulgarian inventor who lived in the early to mid 1900's. He went to school at the University of Florida as well as many others, and taught Physics and other sciences at the Iowa State University from 1930-1945. With Clifford Berry he built the world's first digital computer.
Most powerful type of computer?
Supercomputer, to classify as such a system must have at least 10 times the performance of the highest performance conventional computers.
What was the design of the first computer that was invented?
Which first?
- mechanical analog - gears, shafts, glass disk integrators, bearings, oil, etc.
- electronic analog - vacuum tubes, resistors, capacitors, chopper relays, etc.
- electromechanical digital - relays, magnetic clutches, decimal counting wheel switches, shafts, bearings, oil, etc.
- electronic digital - vacuum tubes, resistors, capacitors, point contact germanium diodes, delay line memory, magnetic drum memory, CRT electrostatic memory, etc.
Where did Ada Byron Lovelace go to school?
She was home-schooled, tutor by governess's hired by her mother.
People use computers inside of schools for many reasons, teachers may use them for typing up tests, grading, and streaming videos for educational purposes. Students might use them to create and work on projects (I.E Powerpoint,Movie,Excel ect.) or take tests on currently read books to gain points in the classroom.
What was the first IBM personal computer debut?
PCDOS an IBM branded version of MSDOS, licensed to IBM. Eventually IBM abandoned it and MicroSoft took over direct marketing of MSDOS.
How much gold is in a computer processor?
Not much, since the gold is typically just a thin plate over copper traces. Printed circuit gold is usually only one or two mils thick and you'd need several boards to make up an ounce of gold. It IS worth it, but you'd need to process several boards to make it worth your time and effort.
