Computer Literacy

By Bradley Nephew
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    Abacus

    Abacus
    A calculating tool that was in use in Europe, China and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

  • The analytical machine

    The analytical machine
    The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage.

  • Von Neumann architecture

    Von Neumann architecture
    Also known as the von Neumann model, a processing unit containing an arithmetic logic unit and processor registers, a control unit containing an instruction register and program counter, memory to store both data and instructions, external mass storage, and input and output mechanisms.

  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    The first electronic general-purpose computer. It was Turing-complete, digital, and could solve "a large class of numerical problems" through reprogramming.

  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC
    The first commercial computer produced in the United States.

  • High-level programming language

    High-level programming language
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-level_programming_languageA high-level programming language is a programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer.

  • First electronic spreadsheet

    First electronic spreadsheet
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreadsheet LANPAR was the first electronic spreadsheet on mainframe and time sharing computers.

  • UNIX operating system

    UNIX operating system
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCA family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating system.

  • Altair

    Altair
    A microcomputer designed in 1975 based on the Intel 8080 CPU.

  • CRAY-1

    CRAY-1
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray-1 The Cray-1 was a supercomputer designed, manufactured and marketed by Cray Research.

  • Apple

    Apple
    The company Steve Jobs started

  • Macintosh

    Macintosh
    The Macintosh is a series of personal computers (PCs) designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.

  • Windows

    Windows
    A meta family of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

  • PC

    PC
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCPersonal Computer

  • Holes in card

    Holes in card
    A punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications.