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invented by Joseph Marie jacquard, a power that could base its weave upon a pattern automatically read from punched wooden cards.
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invented by Charles Babbage in 1834 and can evaluate any mathematical formula.
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a computer can have a simple, fixed structure and still can do any kind of computation with properly programmed control.
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designed so the army can calculate artillery-firing tables and the settings used for different weapons under varied conditions for target accuracy. Invented by John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert.
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had 12,800 characters per second, separated the complex problems of input and output from the actual computation facility
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, invented by John Backus that was closer in appearance to human language which is the definition of a high level language.
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invented by Kenneth Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Used mostly in servers and workstations
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a microcomputer said to be the first desktop computer. Used for basic computer and calculating functions.
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co-founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, annual sales of 32.48 billion in the U.S, established a unique reputation in consumer electronics industry.
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a type of software for microcomputers that offers a visual display of a simulated worksheet and the means of using it for financial plans, budgets, etc.
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it used off the shelf parts combined with relatively open curated set of standards. 16K of memory, a 160K floppy disk and an 11.5 inch black and white monitor costs $1,565 or $7.564 in today’s dollars.
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a next-generation operating system that provided a graphical user interface and multitasking environment for IBM computers. Invented by Bill Gates.
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the first PC or “personal computer” and had more storage than the rest of pc’s on the market.
