“Computers are almost everywhere‚ and they affect most walks of life-business‚ education‚ government‚ the military‚ hobbies‚ shopping‚ research‚ and so on. What aspects of your life can you think of that still seem relatively unaffected by computers and technology? Is this a good thing or a bad thing‚ and is it likely to last? What aspects of your life have been made the most conspicuously affected by technology? Has anything been made worse or harder in your life by the advance of computers? What
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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Historical records will tell us that man has invented three types of devices to assist him in calculating and processing data. These devices could be classified into: a) Manual-mechanical b) Electromechanical c) Electronic 2000 BC - MECHANICAL COMPUTER THE ABACUS * Computations are done by sliding beads on a wire arranged on a tray. Came from the Greek word abax meaning flat surface John Napier(1617) – Logs and Bones * a Scotsman‚ invented
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Computers‚ what a wonderful thing! Technology is one of the greatest inventions ever made! I can honestly say computers are the best technological inventions of the last 100 years. Computers can do things people can’t even think of. For example‚ most car factories build cars with computerized robots. You can webcam‚ make songs‚ beats‚ search the internet and pictures. To begin with‚ I can honestly say computers will always be the best invention made. With today’s society‚ computers come in handy
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Today’s Computers‚ Intelligent Machines and Our Future Hans Moravec Stanford University July 21‚ 1976 this version 1978 Introduction: The unprecedented opportunities for experiments in complexity presented by the first modern computers in the late 1940’s raised hopes in early computer scientists (eg. John von Neumann and Alan Turing) that the ability to think‚ our greatest asset in our dealings with the world‚ might soon be understood well enough to be duplicated. Success in such
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Evolution of Computer A.P.Mohana priyaa Abacus Chinese invented calculating device called ABACUS Ø Also known as “SOROBAN” perform addition and Ø subtraction Wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads Ø strung on them. Rules memorized by the user Ø Regular arithmetic problems can be done Ø NAPIER’S DEVICE John Napier a Scottish Mathematician Ø Set of eleven animal bones later it was replaced by Ø rod Number marked on them‚they placed
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teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input device for computers. A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys and each press of a key typically corresponds to a single written symbol. However‚ to produce some symbols requires pressing and holding several keys simultaneously or in sequence. While most keyboard keys produce letters‚ numbers or signs (characters)‚ other keys or simultaneous key presses can produce actions or computer commands. Despite the development of alternative
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HISTORY OF COMPUTER THE PRE-MECHANICAL AGE: 3000 B.C. – 1450 A.D. 1. Writing and Alphabets – Communication First development of signs corresponding to spoken sounds‚ instead of pictures‚ to express words. Around 2000 B.C.‚ Phoenicians created symbols that expressed single syllables and consonants (the first true alphabet) The Greeks later adopted the Phoenician alphabet and added vowels; the Romans gave the letters Latin names to create the alphabet we use today. 2. Paper
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2 Fundamentals of Computer Systems You need to be able to: (a) define a computer system (b) describe the importance of computer systems in the modern world (c) explain the need for reliability in computer systems (d) explain the need for adherence to suitable professional standards in the development‚ use and maintenance of computer systems (e) explain the importance of ethical‚ environmental and legal considerations when creating computer systems. What is a computer system? At its very basic
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------------------------------------------------- HND Computer and Systems Development ------------------------------------------------- ASSIGNMENT ------------------------------------------------- 2012 – 13 COLLEGE | City of Westminster College | PROGRAMME | HND Computer and Systems Development | MODULE NAME & CODE | Computer Systems Unit 2 (L/601/0446) | STUDENT NAME | | ASSESSOR | Anas Ahmed | ASSIGNMENT NUMBER | ONE | | Tasks | Hand in Dates: | | Task 1 – Report | Friday 14th
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believe that computers are more a hindrance than a help in todays’s world. Others feel that they are such indispensable tools that they would not be able to live or work without them. - In what ways are computers a hindrance - What is your opinion? Nowadays we can see computers increase their popularity; however‚ using computer too much may lead to negative results. Some people believe that computers have more adverse effects than their helps while others comment that computers are necessary
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