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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• Grade Level: High School

COMPUTERS Could one imagine what the world would be like today without computers? ... Computers were actually developed in early history. ... From there the computer industry exploded. Now computers have changed many aspects of life. Computers have had a major effect upon business. ...

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Computers and computer technology have come a long way since the first home computers were invented in the early 70's. ... The floppy disk forever changed the way computers were used and the way people saw computers. They made everyday computer tasks much easier for us. ... Some examples of these other uses were transferring documents from one computer to another, and creating copies of very important computer documents. ... No matter how you look at it, the floppy disk will remain with us for a few more years to come and have its place cemented in computer history. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

But time was not on Dos's side; computers were becoming more powerful and more popular, computer users (as some of the other citizens of Computeria were referred to) required their computers to do more and more. ... But he never got to work in as many computers as Windows. Windows was already working in most computers when they were sent to their users, but, users had to install OS2 themselves. ... The story of OS2 is largely ancient history, but a trip to IBM's web site shows that OS2 is still alive and well. ... Having done so I can safely say I have no plans to install any version...

• Word Count: 1916
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• Grade Level: High School