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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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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.
What is electronic data processing?
The example of electronic data processing is the use of the computer in processing data.
What are 3 benefits of computers?
Lot of them to state. please advice what exactly are you looking for. If there were no computers, we would have been interacting on WIKI
ANSWER: Where to start and where to finish for the benefits. perform arithmetic. make logical decisions, communication withe the whole world, control machines at precise points. Allow information to be seen instantly and on and on. Unfortunately is a dumb animal it is as smart as the MAN that programs it thank go. Huh
Who invented the biggest and heaviest computer in the world and how heavy was it?
ibm fsq-7 would be the answer
ARPA in essence is an ADVANCE RADAR PROGRAMMING ACTUATOR use in navigation in a highly technological advantage. It is widely use in aircrafts air-navigation and aboard vessel ships, perhaps even on space capsule crafts.
MS-DOS was created by Microsoft, who bought the rights to 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products in 1981 and modified it to IBM's specifications who then released it as PC-DOS 1.0. It was also released as MS-DOS to run on PCs. MS-DOS went through eight revisions and was finally discontinued in 2000.
Who is credited for the conceiving and designing of ENIAC?
Mauchly was the idea man Eckert was the architect and head designer. There were about 6 other designers that did specific units.
Why did Charles Babbage choose to invent the computer?
He was tired of being a human computer and having to error check other human computer's results.
The basic element in a computer can be an electromagnetic relay, a vacuum tube, or a transistor.All three of these can function as switches which are electrically controlled.A computer can use small and cheap vacuum tubes or transistors; while its components need to be reliable, they don't need to be high-quality in all respects. One transistor logic family, ECL (emitter-coupled logic), used in many of the highest-speed computers, takes advantage of the fact that a transistor can respond more quickly to its input if it does not have to go all the way from a fully-on state to a fully-off state.
What was the first computer program bill Gates created?
No. Computer programs were being written regularly and running on computers in the US, UK, and much of Europe before he was born. He was still eating baby food and learning to talk when IBM was developing the first formal standard for large scale software development teams.
Who invented the punch card method of storing numbers?
Some claim that it was Hollerith, but he only used an existing technology for a different application.
http://www.maxmon.com/punch1.htm
Claims are that Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented the punch card. http://www.maxmon.com/1800ad.htm
When did Charles Babbage invent the abacus?
While Charles Babbage did invent a calculator as well as what is considered the first programmable computer, he did not invent the abacus. This basic counting tool was invented in China around 3000 B.C. Babbage most certainly would have known of the abacus, indeed he likely would have used one himself, but it is not a tool of his original design.
What is the unit of random access memory?
Random access memory (usually known by its acronym, RAM) is a type of computer data storage. It takes the form of integrated circuits that allow the stored data to be accessed in any order - that is, at random and without the physical movement of the storage medium or a physical reading head. RAM is a volatile memory as the information or instructions stored in it will be lost if the power is switched off.
source: Wikipedia
Did the ancient Egyptians invent the computer?
According to the Greek historian Herodotus ancient Egyptians used abacus.
Who was the first person to design a computer keyboard?
The design for the keyboard was taken from the typewriter (as it is the predecessor for the computer). The Qwerty keyboard was designed by Christopher Sholes. It was meant to eliminate jamming.
Today however, we have an array of designs available to us. Companies have created their own design, while others even create custom keyboards to fit anyone's personal needs.
Who was the inventor of motherboard?
Like other early computer inventions, there is no single inventor of the motherboard. The early computers each had their own version of a motherboard.
A 1973 Federal Court ruling officially credited Dr. John V. Atanasoff with this invention?
Legally in the US he is considered the inventor of the first electronic digital computer. It was not programmable, it was designed specifically to solve linear simultaneous equations of up to 29 variables.
