Computer Literacy

By andrewrichins
  • Abacus
    500

    Abacus

    A counting frame
  • The analytical machine

    The analytical machine

    General use computer
  • Holes in cards

    Holes in cards

    Stiff paper that has commands for controlling machinery
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC

    Electronic digital stored-program computers

  • Von Neumann architecture

    The design for a digital computer
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC

    First electronic general use computer
    ENIAC article

  • High-level programming language

    Write programs that are independent of a particular type of computer

  • UNIX operating system

    Computer operating system
    Article on UNIX

  • Altair

    Microcomputer in a CPU

  • PC

    Personal Computer
    The first personal computer

  • CRAY-1

    Supercomputer
  • Apple

    Apple

    Designs and sells electronics
    Apple Home page
  • First electronic spreadsheet

    First electronic spreadsheet

    VisiCalc- interactive computer app to organize and store data
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh

    Apple's first personal computer
    Apple's website
  • Windows

    Windows

    Operating systems by Microsoft
    Micorsoft website