Desktop computer

History of the Computer AK 2nd HR

By apkelly
  • Analytical Machine

    Analytical Machine
    The analytic machine was a mechanical general-purpose computer designed by a very credible computer pioneer Charles Babbage.
  • Holes in Cards

    Holes in Cards
    It’s a simple piece of paper stock that can hold data in the form of small punched holes, which are strategically positioned to be read by computers or machines. It is an early computer programming. It was created in the 1940’s.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    ENIAC was the first electronic general-purpose computer. It was most commonly used to solve numerical problems.
  • PC

    PC
    It is a general purpose computer whose size and price make it useful for the consumer.
  • Von Neumann architecture

    Von Neumann architecture
    It was a computer architecture based on that described in 1945 by the mathematician and physicist John Von Neumann and others in the First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC.
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC
    The UNIVAC was the first commercial computer produced in the United States. It was designed principally by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the inventors of the ENIAC.
  • High-level programming language

    High-level programming language
    It is used to write programs that are more or less independent from other apps.
  • UNIX operating system

    UNIX operating system
    At first UNIX was supposed to be used for developing software to run on multiple platforms. The system grew rapidly and everyone started adding on their tools to it. It made its way into the academic circle.
  • CRAY-1

    CRAY-1
    One of the most successful supercomputers in history created by Seymour Cray.
  • Apple

     Apple
    Apple is a company the revolves around technology that Steve Jobs had created. Apple was created on April 1, 1976.
  • First electronic spreadsheet

     First electronic spreadsheet
    It is an electronic computer application that is used for analysis of data.
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh
    The Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface. This personal computer was created on January 24, 1984.
  • Altair

    Altair
    Altair is most commonly referred to as an engineering software and a cloud computing software company. Altair was founded by James R Scapa, George Christ, and Mark Kistner
  • Windows

    Windows
    Windows is a graphical operating system that is owned by Microsoft and holds a big part in the industry.