3. How the Computer Evolved 1642 Blaise Pascal – mechanical adding machine Early 1800’s Jacquard – uses punch cards to control the pattern of the weaving loom 1832 Charles Babbage - invents the Difference Engine 1890 Herman Hollerith – invents a machine using punch card to tabulate info for the Census Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine
4. ENIAC Computer Miles of wiring 18,000 vacuum tubes Thousands of resistors and switches No monitor 3,000 blinking lights Cost $486,000 100,000 additions per second Weighed 30 tons Filled a 30x50 foot room Could be replaced today by one fingernail-size silicon chip
7. Evolution (continued) 1910 Charles Watson Sr. – International Business Machines 1946 – Mauchly and Eckert created the ENIAC computer, first electronic computer is unveiled at U. of Pennsylvania 1970’s – Integrated circuits and silicon chips lead to smaller microprocessors
17. It is available either as Desktop or Tower Type
18. Whenever you open a PC, be sure to use a properly grounded anti-static wrist strap
19. If you do not have an anti-static wrist strap handy, you can discharge yourself on the PC’s metal chassis
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22. It is a thin, flat piece of circuit board which contains the system CPU, Clock/Timer Circuit, Memory slots, Memory, Bios ROM, Chipsets, Ports, and Expansion slots
62. As new CPUs and hardware support functions for a motherboard. Features are crammed into a PC, new chipsets must be developed to implement those function
71. Memory Chip ROM– Read Only Memory. ROM can typically be written once, but read many times. It is used to store BIOS (Basic Input/Output System-helps to load and locate an operating system), external to microprocessor, and computer instruction sets, internal to microprocessor PROM(Programmable Read Only Memory) EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) EEPROM (Electrical Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) Flash ROM
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73. Flashmemoryis a type of PROM that can be easily altered by the user. They are also called EEPROMs (Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory) because they can be electrically erased then written on to (flashed) without having to take them out of the computer, and without using ultraviolet light.
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75. CMOS Battery All AT, ATX computers require a small battery on the system board that provides power to the complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor chip, even while the computer is turned off. This chip contains information about the system configuration (e.g., hard disk type, floppy drive types, date and time, and the order in which the computer will look for bootable disks). The CMOS battery allows the CMOS to preserve these settings
82. Ports VGA (Video Graphic Adaptor) LPT (Local Printer Terminal) COM (Serial Port) USB (Universal Serial Port) LAN (RJ 45) MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) PS2 (Personal System 2)
83. SERIAL PORT Considered to be one of the most basic external connections to a computer, the serial port has been an integral part of most computers for more than 20 years. Although many of the newer systems have done away with the serial port completely in favor of USB connections, most modems still use the serial port, as do some printers, PDAs and digital cameras. Few computers have more than two serial ports.
84. Parallel Ports If you have a printer connected to your computer, there is a good chance that it uses the parallel port. While USB is becoming increasingly popular, the parallel port is still a commonly used interface for printers. Parallel ports can be used to connect a host of popular computer peripherals: Printers Scanners CD burners External hard drives Iomega Zip removable drives Network adapters Tape backup drives
85. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports The goal of USB is to end all of these headaches. The Universal Serial Bus gives you a single, standardized, easy-to-use way to connect up to 127 devices to a computer. Just about every peripheral made now comes in a USB version. A sample list of USB devices that you can buy today includes: PrintersScannersMiceJoysticks Flight yokes Digital camerasWebcams Scientific data acquisition devices ModemsSpeakersTelephones Video phones Storage devices such as Zip drives Network connections Connecting a USB device to a computer is simple -- you find the USB connector on the back of your machine and plug the USB connector into it.
86. A typical "B" connection The rectangular socket is a typical USB socket on the back of a PC. A typical USB connector, called an "A" connection
170. Mouse In computing, a mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface The first marketed integrated mouse – shipped as a part of a computer and intended for personal computer navigation – came with the Xerox 8010 Star Information System in 1981
172. Joystick A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks are also used for controlling machines such as cranes, trucks, underwater unmanned vehicles and zero turning radius lawn mowers. Miniature finger-operated joysticks have been adopted as input devices for smaller electronic equipment such as mobile phones