The basic tasks computers perform are: Communication Research Information Storage Performs Calculations and Functions Ways Computers are used in schools: Mobile Phones Learning Tools Tools for Communication Changes Temperature in Classrooms THE FIRST COMPUTERS Ancestors of Computers: Abacus Sky Disk of Nebra Antikythera
Reason why early computers break down so often: Early Computers generated too much heat causing them to break down.
Early Computers 3 Early Computers from the 40s and 50s: 1. Mark One 2. Univac 3. CSIRAC
Some of the earlier computer languages were: Cobol- Stands for Common Business Oriented Language. It developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Fortran- Stands for Formula Translator. Its the oldest high level programming language and it was designed in the late 1950s. Basic- Stands for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Developed in the mid 1960s and its one of the earliest high level programming language.
2 nd vs. 3 rd Generation Computers Advantages of 2 nd Generation Computers: Smaller than 1 st generation Generated less heat 1 st than generation Cheaper than 1 st generation More Reliable than 1 st generation
2 nd Generation 3 rd Generation Advantages of 3 rd Generation Computers: Smaller size than previous generations Computations were performed in nano seconds Less heat generated Computers were cheaper and easily portable Hardware failure was rare
INFORMATION ABOUT PCS What PC stands for and who made PCs? PC stands for Personal Computer Philip Don Estridge invented PCs in 1972 The First Large Scale production personal computer was: Apple 2- It became one of the most popular computers ever and it was one of the first computers with colour display. It has BASIC programming language built-in, so it is ready-to-run right out of the box. Apple 2 was probably the first user-friendly system.
PCs gained access to the World Wide Web: in the mid 90s WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA? Multimedia: the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications,
CONCEPT OF CONVERGENCE Convergence: The coming together of two or more disparate disciplines or technologies. Voice, data interact all on one platform.
WHAT COMPUTERS ARE LIKE TODAY Currently we are using 5 th generation computers. 5 th generation computing devices are based on artificial intelligence are still in development but there are still some functions that are being used today such as voice recognition. The goal of 5 th -generation computing is to develop devices that respond to the natural language input and are capable of learning and self-organization.
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This concludes my Power Point about the History of Computers.