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Abacus
It is an old fashioned tool that was used as a calculator. They are usually constructed with a bamboo frame with beads sliding on wires. Originally, they were made with beans and stones on sand. They are still used today by merchants, traders and clerks in Africa and Asia. -
The Analytical Machine
A proposed general purpose computer. It had arithmetic logic, control flow, and integrated memory. -
Holes in Cards
A piece of stiff paper that has holes punched into it that contain commands for controlling automated machinery or data. -
High Level Programming Language
A language that allows for a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer. -
ENIAC
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. The first electronic general use computer. Could solve a number of numerical problems through reprogramming. -
Altair
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2516688/computer-hardware/altair-8800-inventor-ed-roberts-dies-at-68.htmlThe world's first personal computer to attract a substantial amount of users. Started the personal computer craze -
UNIVAC
The UNIVAC stands for Universal Automatic Computer. It is a line of electronic digital stored-program -
First Electronic Spreadsheet
https://www.google.com/sheets/about/ A computerized spreadsheet to use for businesses and accounting. -
UNIX Operating System
A family of multitasking multiuser operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix. -
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Cray 1
http://www.cray.com/company/historyA supercomputer that was designed manufactured and marketed by Cray Research. One of the best known and most successful supercomputers in history. -
Apple
http://www.apple.com/A technology company based out of California. Apple designs, develops, and sells consumer technology, computer software and online services. -
Macintosh
http://www.apple.com/They are a series of personal computers that were developed by Apple. Steve Jobs introduced this PC in 1984. Also know as MAC. -
Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsA family of graphical operating systems. That are designed, developed and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems in which each cater to different parts of the computer industry. -
Von Neumann Architecture
Computer architecture, that designs a digital computer with a processing unit that had arithmetic logic unit, and a processor register unit. A control center that contains an instruction unit, and program counter. Lastly, there was a memory to store data and instructions.
