computer literacy

  • Abacus
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    Abacus

    A calculating tool that was used in Europe, China and Russia centuries before the hand written numeral system was created.
  • Holes in cards

    Holes in cards

    A piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications.
  • The analytical machine

    The analytical machine

    Analytical MachineMechanical general-purpose computer.
  • Von Neumann architecture

    Von Neumann architecture

    A digital computer with parts consisting of a processing unit, memory to store data and instructions, external mass storage, and input and output mechanisms
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC

    The first electronic general-purpose computer.
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC

    A line of electronic digital-stored computers.
  • High-level programming language

    High-level programming language

    Enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer.
  • PC

    PC

    PC A personal computer
  • UNIX operating system

    UNIX operating system

    A family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems.
  • APPLE

    APPLE

    A Company that creates electronics such as computers, phones, etc.
  • Altair

    Altair

    A microcomputer based on the Intel 8080 CPU built in 1975.
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh

    Mac A series of personal computers referred to as MAC's created by APPLE.