HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Ancient era Suanpan (the number represented on this abacus is 6‚302‚715‚408) Devices have been used to aid computation for thousands of years‚ mostly using one-to-one correspondence with fingers. The earliest counting device was probably a form of tally stick. Later record keeping aids throughout the Fertile Crescent included calculi (clay spheres‚ cones‚ etc.) which represented counts of items‚ probably livestock or grains‚ sealed in hollow unbaked clay containers.[1][2]
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DESKTOP PUBLISHING The personal computer has revolutionized the entire tertiary sector‚ creating a tremendous opportunity for profit in Desktop Publishing. Desktop publishing has become one of the most lucrative businesses in our present day society. It a business venture that offers real opportunities - and can easily be set-up in a home office. Almost any company and organization - from Fortune 500 to one-person businesses - is a potential customer. Depending on ones specialization‚ one can also
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introduction to the basic concepts related to the computing field. It also provides you the brief and clean introductory class about various types of the computers. Author: Ali Asghar Manjotho 12/25/2007 A word about the Author and the Book This book is written‚ composed‚ and organized by Mr. Ali Asghar Manjotho — studying at Computer Systems Engineering Department under the kind umbrella of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro bearing the roll number (07CS20). He started
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Identify the peripherals of a computer‚ components in a CPU and its functions. Draw the block diagram of the CPU along with the configuration of each peripheral and submit to your instructor. Description of the Computer Components: "computer" is a collection of devices that function as a unit. The most basic collection includes a Computer CPU‚ a Monitor‚ a Keyboard‚ and a Mouse. The Computer CPU is normally a rectangular box that sits on your desktop (called a "Desktop Case") or next to your knee
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of components that work together to realize some objectives forms a system. Basically there are three major components in every system‚ namely input‚ processing and output. Input Output Processing Fig. 1.1: Basic System Components 2 :: Computer Applications In a system the different components are connected with each other and they are interdependent. For example‚ human body represents a complete natural system. We are also bound by many national systems such as political system‚ economic
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1944(Destroyed) Cost: $6500 Size: Two 6’ x 3’ x1’ Memory racks Technology: Relays Memory : 64 22-bit floating point words Program: 35mm punched film Speed : 0.5 Operations per second Application: Circuit Analysis‚ defense‚ prototype Atanasoff-Berry Computer(ABC) Inventor : John V. Atanasoff Builder : Atanasoff and Berry Operational : 1942 Cost : $ 7000 Size : 6’ x 3’ x 3’ Technology : Tubes‚ capacitors‚ cards Memory : 64 50-bit words Program : Fixed‚ Matrix arithmetic calculator Speed : 32
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com/essays/Enrollment-System-Introduction-915568.html This project looks at an Enrollment System for a college -- which will provide the needed and storing information in a faster‚ more convenient way by storing file of the student enrollees in a computer system that will lessen the effort of faculty staff in storing files of each student every now and then. An enrollment system also serves as information especially for the irregular students‚ freshmen‚ transferee‚ and professor in able to get access
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PUTER REVOTHE REVOLUTION OF COMPUTER By Feri Agus S‚ Indonesia A computer is a programmable machine. The two principal characteristics of a computer are: it responds to a specific set of instructions in a very good manner and it can perform a pre-recorded some list of instructions or programs. From those basic characteristics‚ the computer has grown up to five generations and its functions have extended. The first computer was invented in 1940 with a tube form and had many deficiencies. The
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HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: ADEBOWALE ONIFADE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN NIGERIA REGION 8 HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER ABSTRACT This paper takes a keen look at the history of computer technology with a view to encouraging computer or electrical electronic engineering students to embrace and learn the history of their profession and its technologies. Reedy (1984) quoted Aldous Huxley thus: “that men do not learn very much from the
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Definition of computer and parts of computer. 4th Week: Data and information 5th Week: Input devices & Output devices. 6th Week: Classification and uses of computer. 7th Week: Mid – Term Test. 8th Week: Revision of terms work 9th Week: Computer peripherals‚. 10-11th Week: Revision. 12-13th Week: Examination. COMPUTER SCIENCE SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK (JSS 1) 1ST Week Revision of first term work 2nd Week Computer parts. Hardware
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