History of Computers

  • The Analytical Machine

    The Analytical Machine

    Considered the first computer. Charles Babbage was the inventor.
  • von Neumann architecture

    von Neumann architecture

    Electronic digital computer. Subdivisions processing unit.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC

    used for military purposes. supercomputer
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC

    American computer designed at the outset for business and administrative use
  • Holes in Cards

    Holes in Cards

    used to put input into a computer
  • PC

    PC

    stands for “Personal Computer” or a “desktop computer"
  • Altair

    Altair

    One of the first microcomputers invented.
  • UNIX Operating System

    UNIX Operating System

    multitasking computer operating system
  • Apple

    Apple

    Computer Product Corporation. California
  • Cray-1

    Cray-1

    Super computer designed by Cray Research
  • high-level programing language

    high-level programing language

    making computers easier to use.
  • First Electronic Spreadsheet

    First Electronic Spreadsheet

    VisiCalc was the first electronic spreadsheet
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh

    a computer invented by Apple Computers. Still used today
  • Windows

    Windows

    Personal Computing company owned by Microsoft