Computer History

By amcarey
  • The Analytical Machine

    a general-purpose computer that could generate input and output with punch cards and held a memory. It was proposed by Charles Babbage
  • Holes in Cards

    Holes in Cards
    They were known as punch cards and were used as legal documents such as government checks and saving bonds.
  • Von Neumann Architecture

    Von Neumann Architecture
    Was an electronic digital computer with parts consisting a processing unit for arithmetic logic unit
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator. A general-purpose computer as well that could solve numerous mathematical equations.
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC
    It was the first commercial computer produced in the United States. It stands for UNIVersal Automatic Computer I
  • High-Level Programming Language

    High-Level Programming Language
    It enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer
  • UNIX Operating System

    UNIX Operating System
    Multiuser and multitasking program, client/server program, used for desktops, laptops, and servers.
  • First Electronic Spreadsheet

    First Electronic Spreadsheet
    The organization of information in the rows and columns digitally and can be added together to find the sum of the information
  • Altair

    Altair
    Developed by Henry Edward Roberts on December 19. 1974. Could hold 1024 words in its 256 bytes of memory, it was used as a personal computer
  • PC

    PC
    A personalized computer is usually small and used by one individual. relies on microprocessor technology that makes it able to hold a CPU on one chip
  • CRAY-1

    CRAY-1
    The Cray was a computer but it looked different. It was shaped as a cylinder in order to hold the wires more efficiently and was 10x faster than competing machines during the time
  • Apple

    Apple
    It was know as Apple I but is a desktop computer released by Apple Inc.
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh
    It was a series of computers that were designed, developed and marketed by Apple which was introduced by Steve Jobs.
  • Windows

    Windows
    A system that allows a computer display screen to have multiple different viewing areas.