History Essay Since the beginning of time there has been a need for oneself to keep track of ones trading transactions by applying some method to calculate in a fair and accurate manner. ... His place in history came when his frustration grew at the many errors that he found when he examined the calculations for the Royal Astronomical Society. ... She was known to be the first female computer programmer as she created the instruction routines to be fed in to the computer. ... On 23 June 1912, Alan Turing was born and was destined to make his mark on the history of computing. ... Turing wor...

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Apple, the computer of "yesterday?" ... They invented the first Apple computer (1976, www.apple-history.com) the basis for all personal computers to come, the Apple I. ... Much like the people of today, the first testers of the computer did not take them seriously. ... (Apple I) One big mistake Apple made at the time was releasing the Apple III which at the time retailed any where from $4,000-$7,000 and had only minimal improvements over the Apple II series", causing it to be considered as one of the biggest bombs in Apple computer history. Apple'...

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Everywhere you look you see some sort of computer. ... Future cars will all be run by computer. ... Therefore, the outlook on the jobs relating to computers in the future, shall be not only enlarged in field, but also will encompass more aspects of everyday life than anything before in history, except for maybe sleeping. ... Again, the reason - computers. ... Many computer courses are being offered to cover the many professions that computers rule. ...

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Since computer animation is base on the computer graphics so I will explain a little bit of computer graphic. ... History of computer animation. Types of computer animation. ... And base on the computer graphics, computer animation is creation of the illusion of motion by viewing a succession of computer-generated still images. ... //how computer animation works Now I will show you how computer animation works. ...

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Computers are the future whether we like it or not. ... Future cars will all be run by computer. ... Therefore, the outlook on the jobs relating to computers in the future, shall be not only enlarged in field, but also will encompass more aspects of everyday life than anything before in history, except for maybe sleeping. ... Again, the reason - computers. ... Many computer courses are being offered to cover the many professions that computers rule. ...

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History of the Computer Industry The history of the Computer Industry and how it has affected our lives. ... The very first computer was the Abacus. ... The bulky computer days were now history. ... All of this on your computer! ... The computer is truly one of the most incredible inventions in history....

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Computer History The computer's history was started from a very long time ago about 200 years which at the birth of the abacus that made by wooden rack holding two horizontal wire beads string on them. ... The abacus made an idea for created a computer. Blaise Pascal was the one the credit for building the first digital computer. ... These were the one that computer was started with. Digital computer was started by John P. ...

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What do you think of when you hear the word "computer"? ... All of those visions are correct and here we will take a brief look at the history of computers right from the first typewriter way back in 1714 to the present day PC. ... Well if one case stands out in computer history, which defiantly caused things to go wrong it was on the 28th of July in 1962, when the Mariner 1 space probe was launched from Cape Canaveral at the beginning of a proposed long journey to Venus. ... Here are some of the important dates in computer history and their significance. HISTORICAL DATES IN COMPUTER HIS...

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The pre-history of computers. The first computer was the abacus which was first developed in 2800 B.C. ... It was the first commercial purpose computer commonly known as universal automatic computer (UNIVAC). ... This BASIC interpreter, which was written by Gates and Allen, was the first reasonably high-level computer language program to be made available on a home computer. ... When home computers first began to appear, existing manufacturers of large computers tended to regard them with disdain ("It's just a fad ..... it will never catch on"). ...

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PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF COMPUTERS Computers are: FUN EXCITING EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINING ______________________________________________________________________________ ~ PAST ~ "Using Technology in the Classroom" taught me about the history of computers. ... The next wave of computers to come around was the first generation of computers. ... The next wave of computers was the Second Generation of Computers. ... The next wave of computers was the Third Generation of Computers. ... The next wave of computers is the Fourth Generatio...

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Before the advent of the computer, therefore, the advent of computer animation, all animation had to be produced by hand. ... Along with analogue computer graphics. ... However, Walt Disney was, of course, the over-powering force in the history of animation. ... Computer animation can be classified as either high tech or low cost. ... Another technique of animation is that of computer generated images. ...

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Along with the evolution of technology, computers continue to upgrade as well until the time that computer has now become a part of man's everyday life that are hooked to computers. ... In this regard, this literature review concerning the effects of computer usage to the academic performance of students, will address the following areas relevant to this study: History of the Computer; Importance of Computers, Negative Effects of Gaming; Computer Crime; Computer Use recommendations; and conclusion. HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER Many people do not know how, or even when computers were first mad...

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(2) Any person who knowingly and without authorization uses, alters, damages, or destroys any computer, computer system, or computer network described in section 18-5.5-101 or any computer software program documentation, or data contained in such computer, computer system or computer network commits computer crime (Schmalleger, 1999, p. 486). Bloombecker (1986) suggested he history of computer crime and hacking started in the late 1950's when AT&T first implemented its interstate phone system and direct distance dialing (DDD)(p. 450). ... Computer use, misuse, and abuse. ... Th...

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Computer Animation Introduction Computer animation has been around longer than I have. ... Although computer animation began in television. ... COMPUTER ANIMATIONS Computer animation is the use of computers to create animations. ... Computer graphics are any types of images created using any kind of computer. ... If you want to create your own computer graphics, no matter how simple or complex, you have to know a few things about computers, computer graphics, and how they work. ...

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In researching computing history, many sources have shown that the title of "inventor of the computer" cannot go to just one person. ... For this, she is now titled to be the first female computer programmer (Computers: History n.p.). ... "They still generated a great deal of heat, which damaged the computer's sensitive internal parts" (Computers: History n.p.). ... The microchip allowed the field to expand by allowing computers to perform more tasks at one time, as well as letting the computer go down in physical size (Computers: History n.p.). ... Operating systems allowed the use...

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Computers: Invention of the Century The History of Computers Only once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. ... This incredible invention is the computer. ... After Babbage, people began to lose interest in computers. ... Together they had formed the Mauchley-Eckert Computer Corporation, America's first computer company in the 1940s. ... Eventually they built a working UNIVAC computer. ...

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The History of Computers Only once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. ... This incredible invention is the computer. ... Together they had formed the Mauchley-Eckert Computer Corporation, America's first computer company in the 1940s. ... Eventually they built a working UNIVAC computer. ... During this time the major computer manufacturers beg...

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The History of Computers Only once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. ... This incredible invention is the computer. ... Together they had formed the Mauchley-Eckert Computer Corporation, America's first computer company in the 1940s. ... Eventually they built a working UNIVAC computer. ... During this time the major computer manufacturers beg...

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Hardly anything defines modern life better than the computer. ... Today computers do much more than simply compute. ... Another computer development spurred by the war was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). ... It was used in computers by 1956. ... As a result, computers became ever smaller a...

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In the midst of the accomplishments that computers and the computer industry have made there are some weaknesses. ... IBM used this strategy to combine the cost of servicing an IBM computer with the cost of buying or leasing the computer. ... If a computer broke down, one simply called IBM. ... In the past, IBM would simply announce that a new computer was forthcoming, when it reality a new computer was months away. ... Additionally, the post-IBM industry is filled with many different firms that produce computer components for virtually every type of computer. ...

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The History of Computer Programming: Computers began in 1822 with Charles Babbage's invention of the difference engine. This was in fact the first mechanical computer ever; it could perform simple calculations and executed these tasks by changing gears for different operations... " The earliest form of a computer language was physical motion." In 1945, John Von Neumann who worked for the Institute for Advanced Study devised two important concepts that helped sculpt the future of computer programming. The first point he made became known as "Shared-Program Technique", it stated...

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History of computers The history of electronic computers is divided into five generations. ... Types of computers There are two main types of computers • General purpose computers. • Special purpose computers.  General purpose computers: General purpose computers are designed to solve large variety of problems. Most digital computers are general purpose computers and used in business, data processing and for home use. ... Micro computers :- Computers were considered as costly and complex thing but this concept was shattered by the emergence of micr...

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I think one of the biggest milestones in the history of computers is the transistor. ... Vacuum tubes limited the growth of computers. ... The computer industry immediately began designing computers using transistors that were faster, smaller, more economical, and more powerful. ...

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In this report, you"ll about the components and history regarding the computer. ... Lets talk about the essential parts of the computer. ... Ram is the physical memory of a computer. ... ENIAC stood for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, the first large-scale, general purpose, digital computer. ... In the 60s, computers were very expensive, only industries and private computers had them. ...

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The computer is defined as any programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data. ... Computers have increasingly advanced their technology over the years. ... The history of computers can basically be broken down into seven time frames beginning with the Mechanical Era and continuing through the Sixth Generation Computers. ... Thus, showing the evolution and history of the computer. ... In fact, in 1973 a judge ruled the ABC as the first automatic digital computer. ...

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