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The document outlines the evolution of computers, starting from the abacus to modern supercomputers, highlighting key inventions and figures such as Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and the development of ENIAC and UNIVAC. It discusses various types of computers including microcomputers, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers, along with their uses and capabilities. The summary also mentions the transition from mechanical to electronic computing and the increasing speed, storage capacity, and decreasing cost of computers over generations.

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computer test 5 class

The document outlines the evolution of computers, starting from the abacus to modern supercomputers, highlighting key inventions and figures such as Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and the development of ENIAC and UNIVAC. It discusses various types of computers including microcomputers, minicomputers, mainframes, and supercomputers, along with their uses and capabilities. The summary also mentions the transition from mechanical to electronic computing and the increasing speed, storage capacity, and decreasing cost of computers over generations.

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EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS

1. Meaning of 'compute' is computer is not limited to performing


calculations only.
2. ABACUS Was the first mechanical device used for calculations. it was
developed in China
3. The frame was divided into 2 parts Heaven and Earth
4. Blaise Pascal’s was a French mathematician an adding machine called
Pascal’s calculator in the year 1642
5. Pascaline used Gears , Wheels and Dials on this machine.
6. Leibniz the famous German Mathematician improved on the Pascal’s
machine in year 1671
7. Charles Babbage considered as the father of computers, he is a British
mathematician.
8. He invented a working model of the mechanical computer called the
Difference engine in year 1822
9. The analytical engine had a 5 units input, output, store., Milli,and control
10.Augusta Ada Lovelace an English mathematician and she was considered as
first lady programmer
11.Boolean Logic theory become the fundamental principle for the design of
computer circuitry.
12.Herman Hollerith an American statistician invented the Tabulating
machine.
13.Modern type of computer came into existence with John von Neumanns
devlopment of software
14.Howard Aiken .was a primary engineer in IBM. he developed the first
automatic sequence controlled calculator Mark I.in year 1944
15.ENIAC.is the first journal purpose electronica digital computer was invented
by …………………………. …….and …………………....... in year 1946
16.UNIVAC I. was the first commercially available computer developed by
Presper Eckert and John Mauchy .in year………
17.Each new generation computer INCREASE in speed ,storage capacity and
reliability. And DECREASE in cost and size.
18.Micro computers.are also called personal computers
19.Minicomputers are capable of supporting 4 to about 200 users
simultaneously
20.Mainframe Computers are used to tackle huge amount of data.
21.Super Computers are used in networked environment
22.Super Computers are used for weather forecasting, Space Research,
satellite control etc.
23. Example of microcomputers Commander 64, IBM PC
24.Example of mini computers PDP-8
25.Example of mainframe computers IBM Z series, PDP -10
26.Example of Super Computer CRAY – 1, CRAY – 2, PARAM
27.Transistors were invented in 1947 by the trio John Bardeen, William
Shockley and Walter Brattain at bell labs .
28.Summit Is the fastest supercomputer in the world, developed by IBM
29.PARAM .is a series of super computers designed and assembled by the
centre of development of advanced computing (C- DAC)
30.ENIAC. was very large in size it weighed 30 tons and consumed 150 KW of
power. It was 100 feet long and 10 feet tall.
31.Andre Truong Trong Thi is considered to be the father of the personal
computer.
32. In 1890 The United state Census Bureau used punched cards and sorting
machines. designed by Herman Hollerith.
33.Charles Xavier Thomas created the first commercial mechanical calculator
Thomas Arithmometer
34.August 12, 1981 Marked the birth of the IBM PC the computer that
revolutionised the world.
35. In 1617, John Nappier made a calculating device a set of rectangular rods
called Napier’s Bones.
36.EDVAC stands for- Eelectronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
37.ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
38.UNIVAC stands for - Universal Automatic Computer
39.Initially Computer were used only by scientists and engineers
40.Computer has been derived from the world compute

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