Student Project done by:
- Tang Hoi Man,Simon
- Cheung Tsz Chung,Derek
- Yau Ka Kit,Danny
- Chan Ching Yuen
Their slides can be downloaded here
The history of Computer. This part will briefly introduce the history of computer.
What is computer?
- The word ‘Computer‘ is come from the word ‘compute’ which means to calculate.
- In the the early 17th century, computer is a job position that a person performing mathematical calculation for the company.
- This position is lately replaced by electronic computer.
- when the electronic computer are commerically available.
The usage of computer
A computer is a electronic machine that help you:
- Accepts data
- Processes data
- Produce output
- Store the results.
The computer was born not for entertainment or email but out of a need to solve a serious number-crunching crisis. By 1880, the U.S. population had grown so large that it took more than seven years to tabulate the U.S. Census results. The government sought a faster way to get the job done, giving rise to punch-card based computers that took up entire rooms.
Today, we carry more computing power on our smartphones than was available in these early models. The following brief history of computing is a timeline of how computers evolved from their humble beginnings to the machines of today that surf the Internet, play games and stream multimedia in addition to crunching numbers.
Conclusion
1st generation (1946～1958)
- invention stage
2nd generation (1959～1963))
- improvement and rapid development of computer
3rd generation (1964～1970)
- PC industry began
4th generation (1970~present)
- support research, medical uses and entertainment
5th generation (future)
- artificial intelligence
The great and detailed introduction could be found in references and/or the student work below.