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Where are Dell computers made?
•Austin, Texas, Nashville , Tennessee , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , Eldora do , and Brazil also a lot of other places too.
Dell PC's are mostly, if not all made in China
What are th compare all generations of computer?
No difference really, they still take 1's and 0's and make mathematical calculations corresponding to their instruction sets (CPU). What is DONE with that has changed dramatically tho, with every new generation, and that's about the only real difference...well besides the darn size thing.
Any more of an answer would be doing your test for you, and take far more room than this page offers.
1st generation computers used vacuum tubes. This generation spanned roughly 1940s to 1958. Today's generation uses very complicated integrated circuits. It started no earlier than the 1990s. A typical single IC from a modern computer contains several orders of magnitude more components than an entire 1st generation computer occupying an entire room, and runs at speeds unimaginable in the 1st generation.
Why the evolution of computers?
from about.com
Computer History
Year/EnterComputer History
Inventors/InventionsComputer History
Description of Event1936Konrad Zuse - Z1 ComputerFirst freely programmable computer.1942John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry
ABC ComputerWho was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC.1944Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
Harvard Mark I ComputerThe Harvard Mark 1 computer.1946John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
ENIAC 1 Computer20,000 vacuum tubes later...1948Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn
Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams TubeBaby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.1947/48John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley
The TransistorNo, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.1951John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
UNIVAC ComputerFirst commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.1953International Business Machines
IBM 701 EDPM ComputerIBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.1954John Backus & IBM
FORTRAN Computer Programming LanguageThe first successful high level programming language.
1955
(In Use 1959)Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric
ERMA and MICRThe first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.1958Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
The Integrated CircuitOtherwise known as 'The Chip'1962Steve Russell & MIT
Spacewar Computer GameThe first computer game invented.1964Douglas Engelbart
Computer Mouse & WindowsNicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.1969ARPAnetThe original Internet.1970Intel 1103 Computer MemoryThe world's first available dynamic RAM chip.1971Faggin, Hoff & Mazor
Intel 4004 Computer MicroprocessorThe first microprocessor.1971Alan Shugart &IBM
The "Floppy" DiskNicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.1973Robert Metcalfe & Xerox
The Ethernet Computer NetworkingNetworking.1974/75Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 ComputersThe first consumer computers.1976/77Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet ComputersMore first consumer computers.1978Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston
VisiCalc Spreadsheet SoftwareAny product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.1979Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby
WordStar SoftwareWord Processors.1981IBM
The IBM PC - Home ComputerFrom an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution1981Microsoft
MS-DOS Computer Operating SystemFrom "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.1983Apple Lisa ComputerThe first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.1984Apple Macintosh ComputerThe more affordable home computer with a GUI.1985Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft begins the friendly war with Apple.
What country was the first apple mac computers made?
April 1st, 1976 Apple released the Apple I (and started Apple computers). They were hand built by Steve Wozniak and first shown in California to Homebrew computer club, so I presume they were built there.
How do you become a computer games designer?
I would imagine that you would need graphics design or computer programming. I know a guy that designed and put one together that didn't have a degree at all, but to do that you would have to be able to self finance.
How does the computer affect your lives?
You can get answers for anything on a computer, you can play games, research, plan things, search for pictures, movies, sports, you can do ANYTHING on a computer. we don't have to fly to France to see the Eiffel tower, we can just Google image search it
you don't need to buy the movie to watch it, you don't even have to go to the shops to buy food, you can order it online and its delivered to your front door.
Components of a computers System?
A computer consists of hardware and software
1.Hardware: These are the physical parts of computer system which provids basic computing resources eg:CPU,I/O device
2.Operating System : It cantrols cordinate use of hadware and among verios application and users,It is mediator between computer hardware and software
3.Application programs:Thy defined the way in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems.
4.User: User are People,machine,other comuters.
What countries are hp computers made in?
Most laptops are assembled in China by ASUStek.
The consumer grade desktops are most commonly manufactured in China and Mexico, while custom orders and former VooDoo PCs were assembled in the United States.
HP's business line of desktops (HP Compaq) are manufactured in Mexico, and The United States. HP's workstation (Z series), and servers are manufactured in the United States at HP's Houston, TX facility.
How do computers affect people's everyday lives?
Computers can either affect in a good way or a bad way, it depends. For example, it can affect people's lives in a good way because we can use it for studying and research. But, the computer can also be effective in a bad way because computer games can control peoples lives if they are to addicted to that one certain game. Then people should take steps to get back on track with their addiction and control it.
Without computers, no one would could communicate with anyone else around the world, or share information (files,etc). In short, computers are man's way of making up for our inherenlty flawed minds, as computers do everything that man wishes his mind could do for him. Had man not sinned in the Garden of Eden, we would never have had any use for computers, for everything we need to know we can find out ourselves, or we already know. Is that what you wanted? :)
They make life easier for us
computers are important to us because they let us do all of the things that we want to do on the Internet with a bigger screen than a phone but they are smaller than the old computers so they can be carried around
The computer or laptop is not important to us.If u say it is than it is important to us because we can use it to do Skype with our friends and family,we can text our friends,we can watch videos,we can see pictures and most important is that we get information for the internet on the laptop or computer!:)
The computer is a source of searching information. After the invention of the computer it was used by a huge number of people to find information. The computer itself gives us knowledge about different things in subject. They are made easy so it can be viewed at any time and get any information. This makes the computer important today in the world.
How has modern computer usage created more jobs or employments?
It has allowed the unemployed to seach fo jobs online
When was the first IBM computer released?
IBM announced the IBM 701 on April 29, 1952.
The first production machine sold, serial number 2, was delivered to Los Alamos Scientific Lab on March 31, 1953; it was installed and operational three days later.
Who is known as the father of computer science?
You may never have heard of him, but it is largely thanks to his genius that you are reading this on your computer.
Alan Turing, a pioneering 20th century mathematician, is widely considered to be the father of modern computer science.Turing was born in London in 1912 into an upper-middle class family and displayed a fascination for science throughout childhood. It was his idea of creating a machine to turn thought processes into numbers which was one of the key turning points in the history of electronic boxes and screens.
A tape machine
While reading maths at King's College, Cambridge, in the 1930s, Turing spent much time reworking earlier scientific principles and developing his most significant mathematical theories. Despite his brilliance, he suffered from a feeling of isolation, and found it difficult to make friends. After graduating, Turing was elected a fellow of Kings, and worked at Princeton in the US, where he began work on what was later to become the first digital computer programme - the "Turing Machine".
His revolutionary idea was for a machine that would read a series of ones and zeros from a tape. These described the steps needed to solve a problem or task. But it was not until nine years later that technology had advanced sufficiently to transfer these ideas into engineering.
Cracking the code
Turing's experiments are credited with helping Britain win World War II by deciphering encrypted German communications, helping the Allies remain one step ahead. The wartime German computer Enigma generated a constantly changing code which was impossible for people to decipher. But Turing's creation of Colossus - one of the first steps toward a digital computer - managed to crack Enigma's codes, giving the Allies the break they desperately needed in fighting Germany.
After WWII, Turing took up long-distance running to relieve the stress and obtained record times in races in the Walton Athletic Club. He went to work for the National Physical Laboratory and continued research into digital computers including developing the Automatic Computing Engine.
Intelligence without life
His research overlapped with philosophy, raising questions about the relationship between computers and nature. He wrote a paper called Intelligent Machinery which was later published in 1969. This was one of the first times the concept of artificial intelligence was raised. Turing believed his invention was like the human brain Turing believed that machines could be created that would mimic the processes of the human brain. He acknowledged the difficulty people would have accepting a machine to rival their own intelligence, a problem that still plagues artificial intelligence today.
He likened new technology devices such as cameras and microphones to parts of the human body and his views often landed him in heated debates with other scientists. Turing believed an intelligent machine could be created by following the blueprints of the human brain. He wrote a paper in 1950 describing what is now known as the Turing Test. The test consisted of a person asking questions via keyboard to both a person and an intelligent machine. He believed that if computer's answers could not be distinguished from those of the person after a reasonable amount of time, the machine was somewhat intelligent. This test has become a standard measure of the artificial intelligence community.
Rebel with a cause
Turing was accustomed to being a nonconformist. At boarding school, he refused to adapt and ignored subjects that did not interest him. He was an atheist, and felt marginalised because of his homosexuality.
Turing's life came to a sad end when he committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide in June 1954.
The official explanation was that it was a "moment of mental imbalance". But his mother said he used to experiment with household chemicals, trying to create new substances and became careless. Others claimed he was embarrassed about his sexuality.
When he died, Turing left the world a permanent legacy. Computers have revolutionised so many aspects of our world that today it is hard to imagine life without them.
The company history of Apple Inc says that a man called Steve Jobs was so impressed with technology shown by Xerox Palo Alto Research Park ( or Xerox PARC as it later became known as) that Steve founded a computer company to let the rest of the world know about this Windows, Icon, Pull Down, (when WIMPS ruled the desktop), Menu system Xerox PARC did have working. Xerox PARC did not protect that innovation so the computer desk was born. Xerox PARC is little more reluctant to talk about what they do now except that the innovation continues.
What are the different generations of computer networks?
* First Generation (1940-1956) - VACUUM TUBES * Second Generation (1956-1963) - TRANSISTORS * Third Generation (1964-1971) - INTEGRATED CIRCUITS * Fourth Generation (1971-Present) - MICROPROCESSORS
What is the role of computer in the world?
One of the uses of a computer regards automation of processes. Other computer uses include communication, entertainment, and educational purposes.
What is the reason why the computer affects the society?
One argument that computers are bad for society is that they allow people to communicate without any actual human involvement. People can become isolated with no human contact when they use a computer and rely on it instead of other people for contact.
Who built the first home computer?
Konrad Zuse was the inventor of the first fully functional, programmable computer in 1941.
While it's not an industry-recognized term, a 'miniframe' is a portmantau of 'miniature' and 'mainframe', and usually refers to smaller mainframes.
What are the disadvantages of computer in the life of people?
One of the major drawbacks of computers is that they require programming before they can perform any task. Also, formal training is almost always required before one can properly use a computer.
we have computers for a reason to ask questions and to learn new things like if your keyboard have a little calculator on it then u could click on it and check if your homework is right or wrong. computers could be use to talk to your family over the world (messnager) heres my phone number 904-11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 thank you for reading love, fart face
What are facts about the nez perce?
That they use under ground winter house.
That they use wood-handled tool for digging roots.
That they use woven-grass basjet hat.
Why does a supercomputer require and air conditioned room?
A supercomputer generates a lot of heat, so it needs air conditioning to compensate, otherwise it would overheat the room and burn itself up.
Is personal computer a micro computer?
They are many different things between Micro and mini computers
Micro Computer
support one user at the same time
desktop computers PDA laptops these are called Micro computers or Carry Along computers
Mini computers
support many users at the same time
powerful than micro and expensive
