1. The start of the modernscience thatwe call ‘computerscience ‘canbe traced back to a longago age
where manstill dwelled incavesorinthe forest,andlivedingroupsforprotectionand survival from
the harsherelementsonthe earth.Manyof these groupspossessedsome primitice formof animistic
religion;theyworshippedthe sun,the `moon,the treesorsacredanimals.Withinthe tribal groupwas
one individualtowhomfell the responsibilityforthe tribe’sspiritual welfare.Itwashe or she who
decidedwhentoholdboththe secretandpublicreligionsceremonies,andintercededwiththe spirits
on behalf of the tribe . inorderto count the daysor to track the seasons.Fromthe shamanistic
tradition,mandevelopedthe firstprimitive counting mechanisms countingnotchesonsticksormarks
on walls.