1. computers
In 1889, am American inventor, Herman Hollerith (1860 - 1929) applied the Jacquard loom concept to computing. ... Hollerith's method used punched cards to store information, which he fed into the machine that compiled the results mechanically unlike Babbage's idea that used the perforated cards as instructions for the machine to execute. ... This machine by Hollerith was a tremendous success as the census takers only took six weeks to tabulate and record their results. ... Hollerith then decided to bring his punch card reader into the business world, founding Tabulating Machine Compa...
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF COMPUTERS Computers are: FUN EXCITING EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINING ______________________________________________________________________________ ~ PAST ~ "Using Technology in the Classroom" taught me about the history...
COMPUTERS Could one imagine what the world would be like today without computers? For one, I would not be typing this paper right now. Computers were actually developed in early history. The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 census. Two men, Herman Hollerith and James P...
In this report, you"ll about the components and history regarding the computer. A computer is a devise that processes, organize, and calculate, displays information. It can communicate with other computers all over the world. The most powerful computer can perform 10s of billion of calculations per ...