This document provides a brief history of computers from ancient counting methods to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the progression from early mechanical counting devices like the abacus to mechanical computers invented by figures like Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace. It then discusses the development of electro-mechanical computers using punched cards and early electronic computers like the ENIAC. The document concludes with a overview of the evolution of electronic digital computers from the ABC to modern networking and the internet.
The document discusses the five generations of computers from the 1940s to present. The first generation used vacuum tubes, magnetic drums for memory, and punched cards. They were large, expensive, and prone to malfunctions. The second generation used transistors instead of vacuum tubes, were smaller, and introduced high-level programming languages. The third generation saw the development of integrated circuits, which miniaturized components onto a single chip. This allowed multiple applications to run simultaneously. The fourth generation placed thousands of components onto a single microprocessor chip. It introduced graphical user interfaces. The fifth generation, still in development, focuses on artificial intelligence through parallel processing and natural language interfaces.
The document summarizes the history and generations of computers. It discusses how early mathematicians tried to build machines to perform basic math functions and how Charles Babbage designed analytical engines in the 1830s-1840s to perform automatic calculations. It then outlines the four generations of computers, from the first generation in 1940-1956 using vacuum tubes, to the current fourth generation using microprocessors. Each generation brought improvements in size, speed, cost and capabilities as technologies advanced from vacuum tubes to transistors to integrated circuits.
This document summarizes the history of early mechanical computers, beginning with Gutenberg's printing press in 1450 and continuing through Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1800s. Some of the key inventions discussed include Napier's bones for multiplication and division, Wilhelm Schickard's mechanical calculator, Blaise Pascal's Pascaline calculator, and Gottfried Leibniz's stepped reckoner machine. The document also mentions Joseph Marie Jacquard's punched-card controlled loom and Charles Xavier de Colmar's Arithmometer adding machine. It concludes by identifying Charles Babbage as the father of the modern computer for designing the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine.
The document outlines the major generations of computers from 1942 to present. The first generation from 1951-1958 included the first commercial automatic computers and electromechanical computers. The second generation from 1959-1963 saw the introduction of transistors, magnetic tapes, and disks replacing punched cards. The third generation from 1964-1979 featured integrated circuits and new memory technologies. The fourth generation from 1979 to present has seen the rise of microprocessors, PCs, and user-friendly software languages.
The document provides a history of computing from ancient times to the modern era in 3 generations:
1) Ancient humans used tools like stones, sticks, and their hands to calculate numbers, leading to our base-10 number system. The abacus was later invented around 3000 BC as one of the earliest computing devices.
2) Major milestones from the 1600s-1800s included the slide rule, punched card loom, and analytical engine, with Ada Lovelace recognized as the first computer programmer. Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine helped automate the US Census.
3) The modern computer age began in 1944 with Howard Aiken's Mark 1 and continued with developments like the ENIAC,
The document discusses the first generation of computers from 1940-1956. These computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory storage. They were enormous, taking up entire rooms. The first computer was ENIAC, which used 18,000 vacuum tubes. First generation computers were expensive to operate due to high electricity use and heat generation, which often caused malfunctions. They had limited capabilities and were very slow compared to modern computers.
This ppt is basically about the very basic knowledge of the Microcontroller, applications of Microcontroller, and the connections and components which are inbuilt in a Microcontroller.
The document discusses the five generations of computers from the 1940s to present. The first generation used vacuum tubes, magnetic drums for memory, and punched cards. They were large, expensive, and prone to malfunctions. The second generation used transistors instead of vacuum tubes, were smaller, and introduced high-level programming languages. The third generation saw the development of integrated circuits, which miniaturized components onto a single chip. This allowed multiple applications to run simultaneously. The fourth generation placed thousands of components onto a single microprocessor chip. It introduced graphical user interfaces. The fifth generation, still in development, focuses on artificial intelligence through parallel processing and natural language interfaces.
The document summarizes the history and generations of computers. It discusses how early mathematicians tried to build machines to perform basic math functions and how Charles Babbage designed analytical engines in the 1830s-1840s to perform automatic calculations. It then outlines the four generations of computers, from the first generation in 1940-1956 using vacuum tubes, to the current fourth generation using microprocessors. Each generation brought improvements in size, speed, cost and capabilities as technologies advanced from vacuum tubes to transistors to integrated circuits.
This document summarizes the history of early mechanical computers, beginning with Gutenberg's printing press in 1450 and continuing through Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1800s. Some of the key inventions discussed include Napier's bones for multiplication and division, Wilhelm Schickard's mechanical calculator, Blaise Pascal's Pascaline calculator, and Gottfried Leibniz's stepped reckoner machine. The document also mentions Joseph Marie Jacquard's punched-card controlled loom and Charles Xavier de Colmar's Arithmometer adding machine. It concludes by identifying Charles Babbage as the father of the modern computer for designing the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine.
The document outlines the major generations of computers from 1942 to present. The first generation from 1951-1958 included the first commercial automatic computers and electromechanical computers. The second generation from 1959-1963 saw the introduction of transistors, magnetic tapes, and disks replacing punched cards. The third generation from 1964-1979 featured integrated circuits and new memory technologies. The fourth generation from 1979 to present has seen the rise of microprocessors, PCs, and user-friendly software languages.
The document provides a history of computing from ancient times to the modern era in 3 generations:
1) Ancient humans used tools like stones, sticks, and their hands to calculate numbers, leading to our base-10 number system. The abacus was later invented around 3000 BC as one of the earliest computing devices.
2) Major milestones from the 1600s-1800s included the slide rule, punched card loom, and analytical engine, with Ada Lovelace recognized as the first computer programmer. Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine helped automate the US Census.
3) The modern computer age began in 1944 with Howard Aiken's Mark 1 and continued with developments like the ENIAC,
The document discusses the first generation of computers from 1940-1956. These computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory storage. They were enormous, taking up entire rooms. The first computer was ENIAC, which used 18,000 vacuum tubes. First generation computers were expensive to operate due to high electricity use and heat generation, which often caused malfunctions. They had limited capabilities and were very slow compared to modern computers.
This ppt is basically about the very basic knowledge of the Microcontroller, applications of Microcontroller, and the connections and components which are inbuilt in a Microcontroller.
The document summarizes the key components and functions of a software development system. It describes how a microcomputer is used to develop software for a particular microprocessor. It includes a large read/write memory, disk storage, and a video terminal with keyboard to manage input/output, files, and programs through an operating system. Common components of software development systems are then outlined such as the keyboard, monitor, memory, disk controllers and drives for data storage and access.
The document provides a brief history of computers over several generations from ancient calculating devices like the abacus to modern digital computers. It discusses early mechanical computers from the 17th century through early electronic computers of the 1940s-50s. The five generations of computers are then outlined from first generation vacuum tube computers of 1942-1955 to the emerging fifth generation with artificial intelligence capabilities. Different types of computers like analog, digital, and hybrid systems are also defined.
This document defines binary code, explains how to convert text to binary code using ASCII codes, and provides an example of converting the word "CAT" to its binary code and then translating a binary code back to the word "STEM". Specifically:
- Binary code represents numeric values using the digits 0 and 1, and is the simplest form of computer code.
- ASCII codes assign a numeric value to each letter, which can then be written in binary.
- An example shows converting the letters in "CAT" to their binary codes - 01000011 for C, 01000001 for A, and 01010100 for T - and combining them to get the binary code for "CAT".
- Another
This document contains notes on combinational logic circuits including multiplexers, demultiplexers, encoders, and decoders. It provides circuit diagrams, truth tables, and explanations of the working principles for various digital components such as 2:1 and 4:1 multiplexers, 1:2 and 1:4 demultiplexers, priority encoders, decimal to BCD encoders, 3:8 decoders, and 2-bit comparators. Advantages of using multiplexers are also discussed, such as reducing the number of wires and circuit complexity.
Embedded systems The Past Present and the FutureSrikanth KS
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Introduction To Computing (Evolution of Computers) Mian Zain Latif
This document provides an overview of the evolution of computers from ancient times to the present day. It discusses the five generations of computers, starting with the first generation in 1942-1955 which used vacuum tubes and punched cards. Each generation saw improvements in speed, size, reliability and cost due to advances in hardware and software technologies. The document also categorizes different types of computers from supercomputers to microcontrollers based on their processing power and typical uses.
The document discusses processors and their core functions. It explains that a processor is the central component of a computer that analyzes data, controls data flow, and manages core functions. It then describes the four main steps in a processor's work: fetch, decode, execute, and write back. The document also contrasts RISC (reduced instruction set computer) and CISC (complex instruction set computer) processors, noting key differences in their instruction sets, performance optimization approaches, decoding complexity, execution times, and common examples of each type.
Computers play an essential role in nearly every aspect of modern life. They are used widely in education, business, healthcare, and at home. In education, computers enable distance learning through online classes and lectures and facilitate online exams. Businesses rely on computers for marketing, managing stock exchanges, and networking with clients. In healthcare, computers are used for hospital management, storing patient health histories, monitoring patients, and aiding in diagnosis and treatment. At home, computers allow people to manage budgets, work remotely, access information online, and communicate with others. While computers have disadvantages like enabling cybercrime, the benefits of their speed, accuracy and widespread applications outweigh the downsides.
This document provides an introduction to computer organization and architecture. It discusses the functional units of a computer, how programs are translated from high-level languages to machine language, and technology trends like the performance wall. It also covers computer classes, the post-PC era, functional units, computer working principles, and the eight great ideas in computer architecture design such as performance via parallelism and pipelining.
This document discusses various coding schemes including:
- Binary coded decimal (BCD) which assigns a weight to each digit position to represent decimal numbers. Other positively weighted codes and negatively weighted codes are also discussed.
- Gray code which minimizes the number of bit changes between adjacent values represented. This is useful for applications like thumbwheels.
- Character encoding standards like ASCII, EBCDIC, and Unicode which can represent larger character sets with more bits per character.
- Floating point number representation with sign, exponent and mantissa fields.
INC and DEC Instructions
ADD Instruction
SUB Instruction
NEG Instruction
Implementing Arithmetic Expressions
Flags Affected by Addition and Subtraction
Example Program (AddSub3)
The document outlines the five generations of computers from the 17th century to present. The first generation used vacuum tubes and magnetic drums for memory. Transistors replaced vacuum tubes in the second generation. Integrated circuits were developed in the third generation, miniaturizing transistors onto silicon chips. Microprocessors brought the fourth generation by integrating thousands of circuits onto a single chip. The fifth generation focuses on artificial intelligence applications like voice recognition.
A System on Chip (SoC) incorporates many system components onto a single microchip, including memory, processors, and peripherals. A Single Board Computer (SBC) is an entire computer built on a single circuit board, containing components like memory, microprocessor, and I/O. While an SoC combines components internally, an SBC uses separate external components connected via a board. SoCs offer benefits like small size and low power but have longer design times, while SBCs are easier to design but larger. The main difference is that an SoC integrates components onto one chip, while an SBC uses a board to connect separate components into a full computer system.
Computers have become an integral part of modern life and are used for a wide variety of tasks like booking tickets, paying bills, banking, processing data, and more. They provide speed, accuracy, can work diligently for long periods without tiring, have large storage capabilities, and are versatile in the types of tasks they can perform. However, computers are limited in that they can only do what they are programmed to do and cannot take actions or make decisions without user instructions.
This document discusses IC design methodology. It explains that there are standard ICs available off-the-shelf as well as application-specific ICs (ASICs) designed for specific purposes. There are three main design methodologies: full custom where all components are custom designed, semi-custom using pre-designed blocks, and programmable logic devices that can be programmed by users. Semi-custom design includes gate arrays using pre-fabricated transistor cells and standard cells from a library that are interconnected. Programmable logic devices allow flexible design and include PLDs, PROMs, PALs, PLAs and FPGAs. Memory in PLDs can be stored using FAMOS transistors, f
Chapter 02 instructions language of the computerBảo Hoang
Here are the steps to translate the MIPS assembly language into machine language:
1. lw $t0,300($t1) # Load A[300] into register $t0
Opcode: 35 (load word)
rs: 13 ($t1)
rt: 8 ($t0)
offset: 300
2. add $t2,$s2,$t0 # Calculate h + A[300] and put in $t2
Opcode: 0 (add)
rs: 17 ($s2)
rt: 8 ($t0)
rd: 9 ($t2)
3. sw $t2,300($t1) # Store result back into
This document provides a brief history of computers from early counting methods like fingers and pebbles to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the evolution from mechanical devices like the abacus and Babbage's analytical engine to early electronic computers like the ENIAC and UNIVAC. It highlights pioneers in the field including Babbage, Turing, Atanasoff, Eckert, and Mauchly and milestones like the development of programming, networking, and the internet. The document is intended as an introduction to the history of computing for educational purposes.
This document provides a brief history of computers from early counting methods like fingers and pebbles to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the evolution of mechanical computing devices like the abacus and Babbage's analytical engine. Important early electronic computers are highlighted such as the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, ENIAC, and UNIVAC. The development of key technologies like the integrated circuit, microprocessor, and internet are noted. The history shows how computers advanced rapidly from vacuum tubes to transistors to semiconductors.
The document summarizes the key components and functions of a software development system. It describes how a microcomputer is used to develop software for a particular microprocessor. It includes a large read/write memory, disk storage, and a video terminal with keyboard to manage input/output, files, and programs through an operating system. Common components of software development systems are then outlined such as the keyboard, monitor, memory, disk controllers and drives for data storage and access.
The document provides a brief history of computers over several generations from ancient calculating devices like the abacus to modern digital computers. It discusses early mechanical computers from the 17th century through early electronic computers of the 1940s-50s. The five generations of computers are then outlined from first generation vacuum tube computers of 1942-1955 to the emerging fifth generation with artificial intelligence capabilities. Different types of computers like analog, digital, and hybrid systems are also defined.
This document defines binary code, explains how to convert text to binary code using ASCII codes, and provides an example of converting the word "CAT" to its binary code and then translating a binary code back to the word "STEM". Specifically:
- Binary code represents numeric values using the digits 0 and 1, and is the simplest form of computer code.
- ASCII codes assign a numeric value to each letter, which can then be written in binary.
- An example shows converting the letters in "CAT" to their binary codes - 01000011 for C, 01000001 for A, and 01010100 for T - and combining them to get the binary code for "CAT".
- Another
This document contains notes on combinational logic circuits including multiplexers, demultiplexers, encoders, and decoders. It provides circuit diagrams, truth tables, and explanations of the working principles for various digital components such as 2:1 and 4:1 multiplexers, 1:2 and 1:4 demultiplexers, priority encoders, decimal to BCD encoders, 3:8 decoders, and 2-bit comparators. Advantages of using multiplexers are also discussed, such as reducing the number of wires and circuit complexity.
Embedded systems The Past Present and the FutureSrikanth KS
This presentation provides an overview of the trends in embedded systems. It will mainly help engineering students to select a good final year project.
Introduction To Computing (Evolution of Computers) Mian Zain Latif
This document provides an overview of the evolution of computers from ancient times to the present day. It discusses the five generations of computers, starting with the first generation in 1942-1955 which used vacuum tubes and punched cards. Each generation saw improvements in speed, size, reliability and cost due to advances in hardware and software technologies. The document also categorizes different types of computers from supercomputers to microcontrollers based on their processing power and typical uses.
The document discusses processors and their core functions. It explains that a processor is the central component of a computer that analyzes data, controls data flow, and manages core functions. It then describes the four main steps in a processor's work: fetch, decode, execute, and write back. The document also contrasts RISC (reduced instruction set computer) and CISC (complex instruction set computer) processors, noting key differences in their instruction sets, performance optimization approaches, decoding complexity, execution times, and common examples of each type.
Computers play an essential role in nearly every aspect of modern life. They are used widely in education, business, healthcare, and at home. In education, computers enable distance learning through online classes and lectures and facilitate online exams. Businesses rely on computers for marketing, managing stock exchanges, and networking with clients. In healthcare, computers are used for hospital management, storing patient health histories, monitoring patients, and aiding in diagnosis and treatment. At home, computers allow people to manage budgets, work remotely, access information online, and communicate with others. While computers have disadvantages like enabling cybercrime, the benefits of their speed, accuracy and widespread applications outweigh the downsides.
This document provides an introduction to computer organization and architecture. It discusses the functional units of a computer, how programs are translated from high-level languages to machine language, and technology trends like the performance wall. It also covers computer classes, the post-PC era, functional units, computer working principles, and the eight great ideas in computer architecture design such as performance via parallelism and pipelining.
This document discusses various coding schemes including:
- Binary coded decimal (BCD) which assigns a weight to each digit position to represent decimal numbers. Other positively weighted codes and negatively weighted codes are also discussed.
- Gray code which minimizes the number of bit changes between adjacent values represented. This is useful for applications like thumbwheels.
- Character encoding standards like ASCII, EBCDIC, and Unicode which can represent larger character sets with more bits per character.
- Floating point number representation with sign, exponent and mantissa fields.
INC and DEC Instructions
ADD Instruction
SUB Instruction
NEG Instruction
Implementing Arithmetic Expressions
Flags Affected by Addition and Subtraction
Example Program (AddSub3)
The document outlines the five generations of computers from the 17th century to present. The first generation used vacuum tubes and magnetic drums for memory. Transistors replaced vacuum tubes in the second generation. Integrated circuits were developed in the third generation, miniaturizing transistors onto silicon chips. Microprocessors brought the fourth generation by integrating thousands of circuits onto a single chip. The fifth generation focuses on artificial intelligence applications like voice recognition.
A System on Chip (SoC) incorporates many system components onto a single microchip, including memory, processors, and peripherals. A Single Board Computer (SBC) is an entire computer built on a single circuit board, containing components like memory, microprocessor, and I/O. While an SoC combines components internally, an SBC uses separate external components connected via a board. SoCs offer benefits like small size and low power but have longer design times, while SBCs are easier to design but larger. The main difference is that an SoC integrates components onto one chip, while an SBC uses a board to connect separate components into a full computer system.
Computers have become an integral part of modern life and are used for a wide variety of tasks like booking tickets, paying bills, banking, processing data, and more. They provide speed, accuracy, can work diligently for long periods without tiring, have large storage capabilities, and are versatile in the types of tasks they can perform. However, computers are limited in that they can only do what they are programmed to do and cannot take actions or make decisions without user instructions.
This document discusses IC design methodology. It explains that there are standard ICs available off-the-shelf as well as application-specific ICs (ASICs) designed for specific purposes. There are three main design methodologies: full custom where all components are custom designed, semi-custom using pre-designed blocks, and programmable logic devices that can be programmed by users. Semi-custom design includes gate arrays using pre-fabricated transistor cells and standard cells from a library that are interconnected. Programmable logic devices allow flexible design and include PLDs, PROMs, PALs, PLAs and FPGAs. Memory in PLDs can be stored using FAMOS transistors, f
Chapter 02 instructions language of the computerBảo Hoang
Here are the steps to translate the MIPS assembly language into machine language:
1. lw $t0,300($t1) # Load A[300] into register $t0
Opcode: 35 (load word)
rs: 13 ($t1)
rt: 8 ($t0)
offset: 300
2. add $t2,$s2,$t0 # Calculate h + A[300] and put in $t2
Opcode: 0 (add)
rs: 17 ($s2)
rt: 8 ($t0)
rd: 9 ($t2)
3. sw $t2,300($t1) # Store result back into
This document provides a brief history of computers from early counting methods like fingers and pebbles to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the evolution from mechanical devices like the abacus and Babbage's analytical engine to early electronic computers like the ENIAC and UNIVAC. It highlights pioneers in the field including Babbage, Turing, Atanasoff, Eckert, and Mauchly and milestones like the development of programming, networking, and the internet. The document is intended as an introduction to the history of computing for educational purposes.
This document provides a brief history of computers from early counting methods like fingers and pebbles to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the evolution of mechanical computing devices like the abacus and Babbage's analytical engine. Important early electronic computers are highlighted such as the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, ENIAC, and UNIVAC. The development of key technologies like the integrated circuit, microprocessor, and internet are noted. The history shows how computers advanced rapidly from vacuum tubes to transistors to semiconductors.
This document provides a brief history of computers from ancient counting methods to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the progression from early mechanical computing devices like the abacus to modern electronic computers. Some key developments discussed include Charles Babbage's analytical engine in the 1800s, Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine in the late 1800s, the ENIAC in 1944, and the invention of the transistor in 1947 which led to smaller more powerful computers. The document traces the evolution of computing technology over thousands of years in a concise yet informative manner.
This document provides a brief history of computers from ancient counting methods to modern electronic digital computers. It describes the progression from early mechanical counting devices like the abacus, to mechanical computers invented by figures like Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, to electro-mechanical devices like Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine. It then discusses the invention of electronic digital computers in the 1930s-40s by pioneers such as John Atanasoff, John Mauchly, John Presper Eckert and the development of programming and stored programs. The document concludes with a high-level overview of advances that led from early mainframe computers to microprocessors, networking and the internet.
1. Information technology refers to the use of computers and software to manage information, including storing, protecting, processing, transmitting, and retrieving information.
2. The history of information technology spans from early writing systems to modern computers. Key developments include the abacus, mechanical calculators, punch cards, mainframe computers, and personal computers.
3. Modern information technology is digital and based on integrated circuits and microprocessors. Advances like graphical user interfaces, operating systems, and the internet have driven the widespread use of personal computers and mobile devices.
The document provides an overview of the history of information and communication technology (ICT) from ancient times to the present. It discusses early forms of communication like writing systems and libraries in ancient civilizations. It then covers the mechanical age with developments like the printing press and slide rules. The electro-mechanical age saw innovations in telecommunication like the telegraph and telephone. The electronic age discusses early computers using vacuum tubes and the development of stored-program computers. It outlines the four generations of digital computing from vacuum tubes to microprocessors on a single chip.
Computers have become essential tools in education. The document traces the history of computers from early mechanical calculators to modern devices. It discusses the founders and evolution across five generations of computers. Each generation saw improvements in size, speed and capabilities as technologies advanced from vacuum tubes to integrated circuits and microprocessors. Today's fifth generation computers are based on artificial intelligence and can understand natural language. The document explores how computers are now widely used in classrooms to enhance teaching and learning.
- The document provides a brief history of computing from ancient times to modern computers. It discusses early calculating devices like the abacus and how they evolved over time.
- Important figures that advanced computing are mentioned, like Charles Babbage who designed analytical engines, Ada Lovelace who wrote about programming the analytical engine, and Herman Hollerith who developed tabulating machines.
- Milestones like the first general purpose electronic computer (ENIAC), stored program concept, and first commercial computers are summarized. The evolution of computers from mainframes to minicomputers to microprocessors is covered at a high level.
- The document provides a brief history of computing from ancient times to modern computers. It discusses early computing devices like the abacus and how they evolved over time.
- It describes pioneers in computing like Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace and their work on early mechanical computers in the 1800s. It also covers the development of electromechanical computers in the 1900s and early electronic digital computers in the 1940s.
- The summary highlights the development of stored-program architecture and programming languages as well as the emergence of mainframe, mini, and microcomputers that drove computing innovation from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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The document provides a history of computers from early human computers to modern devices. It describes the earliest mechanical calculating devices like the abacus. The first programmable computers were invented in the 1800s but were still mechanical. The first electronic computer, ENIAC, was completed in 1946. Integrated circuits in the third generation made computers smaller and cheaper. The fourth generation saw the development of microprocessors and networks. The fifth generation pursues artificial intelligence capabilities.
The document discusses the history and evolution of computers from their earliest origins to modern times. It describes how early mechanical calculating devices led to the development of programmable computers using vacuum tubes. The integration circuit was a key innovation that enabled the third generation of smaller transistor-based computers. The fourth generation began with the invention of the microprocessor, allowing computers to become smaller and more powerful. Each generation saw improvements in size, performance, and capabilities.
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The document provides a detailed history of the development of computing from ancient times through the modern era. It discusses early counting devices like the abacus, followed by mechanical calculators in the 1500s-1800s. Punched cards and programmable computers using vacuum tubes were developed in the 1930s-40s. The stored program concept was pioneered in the 1940s, leading to general purpose computers. The invention of the microprocessor in the 1970s enabled the personal computer revolution. The document also summarizes the development of the Internet from early concepts in the 1960s to the creation of ARPANET in the late 1960s.
- The document traces the history of computing from early counting methods like the abacus to modern computers. It outlines three ages of computing: the Dark Age from 3000 BC to 1890 which included early counting devices, the Middle Age from 1890 to 1944 which saw the development of mechanical calculators and punch card systems, and the Modern Age since 1944 which brought electronic stored-program computers like ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer. Key individuals and their inventions throughout computing history are also mentioned such as Charles Babbage, Herman Hollerith, John von Neumann, and the first commercial computer, UNIVAC.
Computers have evolved greatly over time from early mechanical devices to modern electronic computers. Some key developments include the abacus from 4000 BC, Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1800s, Herman Hollerith's Census Tabulating Machine in the 1880s, and the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer created in 1946. Modern computers were further advanced by developments like transistors, microprocessors, and networking technologies bringing us to the digital world and computers we know today.
The document outlines the evolution of information and communications technology through four periods characterized by the principal computing technologies of each era: pre-mechanical, mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic digital. It provides examples of key innovations and inventions that advanced computing capabilities within each period, such as the abacus, punched cards, ENIAC, and the microprocessor. The timeline shows how technology progressed from early writing systems to modern computers based on artificial intelligence.
ICT refers to technologies that enable communication between humans, including hardware and software. There are four periods in ICT's evolution: pre-mechanical (3000 BCE to 1450 CE) using tools like the abacus, mechanical (1450-1840) automating calculations with machines, electromechanical (1840-1940) using electricity to transmit information over long distances via telegraph, and electronic (1940-present) marked by transistors, integrated circuits, and computers. Key developments include the abacus, Pascaline adding machine, Analytical Engine, telegraph, telephone, ENIAC computer, transistor, integrated circuit, and modern processors.
This document provides a historical overview of the development of computers from ancient times to the present. It discusses the major milestones and innovations that progressed computing, including the abacus, mechanical adding machines, punched cards, vacuum tubes, transistors, integrated circuits, and microprocessors. The development is divided into five generations characterized by the components and technology used. The modern computer era began with the invention of the microprocessor, which allowed computers to become smaller, more affordable personal devices.
The history of computer science began in the 17th century with early mechanical computers like Pascal's calculator. In the 1800s, programmable looms used punched cards, an important precursor to modern storage devices. Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine in the 1800s, an early general-purpose computer. In the 1930s-40s, electronic computers were developed using vacuum tubes. The 1940s also saw developments in stored programs and coding. Advances in integrated circuits, semiconductors, and microprocessors led to four generations of computers from the 1950s to today. Modern computers are personal, networked devices that continue advancing rapidly in power and capabilities.
Computer evolution began with early humans using basic tools for calculation and progressed through ancient counting devices like the abacus. Mechanical computers then provided advances like Pascal's calculator and Babbage's analytical engine. The first computer programmer was Ada Lovelace. Early electronic computers used vacuum tubes and transistors, followed by integrated circuits and microprocessors. Future computers may use molecular computing and artificial intelligence poses both opportunities and threats that will impact our readiness and future progress.
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The Four Basic Periods of Computer History
The four basic periods of computer history can be divided into the following:
Pre-mechanical Age – it involves the basic system of writing and alphabets like petroglyphs, ideographs, cuneiforms, the invention of pen and paper, and the first calculator ‘abacus’.
Mechanical Age – it involves the start of the information explosion where machines are now helping with the creation and transmission of information through a wider audience than in the pre-mechanical age.
Electromechanical Age – this is the start of telecommunications. Telegraphs, telephone, and radio are the highlights of this age.
Electronic Age – this is where we are today where computers are programmable and electric.
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1. A Brief History of Computers
By
Bernard John Poole, MSIS
Associate Professor of Education and Instructional Technology
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 15904
2. Pre-Mechanical Computing:
From Counting on fingers
to pebbles
to hash marks on walls
to hash marks on bone
to hash marks in sand
Interesting thought:
Do any species, other than homo sapiens, count?
29. ENIAC’s Wiring!
John Von Neumann came up with the
bright idea of using part of the computer’s
internal memory (called Primary Memory)
to “store” the program inside the computer
and have the computer go get the
instructions from its own memory, just as
we do with our human brain.
John Von Neumann
31. “What hath God wrought!”
(first telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse, 1844)
Electronic and computing technology quickly progressed—at an ever-accelerating
pace—
from vacuum tubes (Lee de Forrest, the audion, 1907)
to transistors (William Shockley et al. 1947)
to semiconductors (Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce, 1958)
to microprocessors (M.E. “Ted” Hoff, 1971)
to networking and the Internet (Vinton Cerf & Robert Kahn, 1982]
to the World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee, 1991)
and beyond…
Whatever next?…
32. Acknowledgements (continued on next slide)
For one of the best written books on the history of computers, check out Engines of the Mind : The
Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors -- by Joel N. Shurkin (Paperback)
A movingly beautiful book on Alan Turing is Alan Turing: the Enigma, by Andrew Hodges
An excellent, readable book on Cryptography is Simon Singh’s THE CODE BOOK. The Secret History of
Codes and Code-Breaking
Tutorials on the encryption software PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) can be found at
http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/PGPintro.htm
All pictures and some of the information were obtained from various sites on the World Wide Web.
Complete list follows:
Abacus: http://qi-journal.com/action.lasso?-Token.SearchID=Abacus&-Response=culture.asp
Napier: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Napier.html
http://www.maxmon.com/1600ad.htm
Slide Rules: http://www.hpmuseum.org/sliderul.htm
Pascal’s Pascaline: http://www.thocp.net/hardware/pascaline.htm
Leibnitz Stepped Reckoner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepped_Reckoner
Jacquard looms: http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/jacquard1.html
http://www.deutsches-museum.de/ausstell/meister/e_web.htm
33. Acknowledgements (continued)
Charles Babbage: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/babbage/index.asp
Lady Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace: http://www.well.com/user/adatoole/bio.htm
http://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/sketch.html
Electricity: http://www.mediaeng.com/historyelect.html (beautifully written pocket history of
electricity & magnetism)
Herman Hollerith: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hollerith.html
Howard Aiken & The Harvard Mark I: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Aiken.html
Alan Turing: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Turing.html
John Vincent Atanasoff: http://www.cs.iastate.edu/jva/books/mollenhoff/overview.shtml
Biographies of Atanasoff and Clifford Berry: http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/ABC/Biographies.html
J. Presper Eckert: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Eckert_John.html
John Mauchly: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Mauchly.html
The patent controversy: http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/mauchly/jwm7.html
ARPANet: http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/arpa.html
Thanks to the following EDTECH listserv colleagues and friends who have reviewed the presentation
and provided amendments and additional material for inclusion on the slides and in the notes.
Nancy Head, online instructor, Michigan Virtual High School (MVHS), U.S.A., on the web at
www.mivhs.org
Mandi Axmann, Instructional Designer, Open Universities Australia
Editor's Notes
Like all the earliest electronic digital computers, the ENIAC was programmed manually; that is to say, the programmers wrote the programs out on paper, then literally set the program for the computer to perform by rewiring it or hard-wiring it—plugging and unplugging the wires on the outside of the machine. Hence all those external wires in the picture above and on the previous slide.
Then along came John Von Neumann, who worked at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study and who collaborated with Eckert and Mauchly. He came up with the bright idea of using part of the computer’s internal memory (called Primary Memory) to “store” the program inside the computer and have the computer go get the instructions from its own memory, just as we do with our human brain. Neato! No more intricate, complex, cumbersome external wiring. Much faster; much more efficient.
Unfortunately, it didn’t solve the problem of the possibility of error. As long as humans are around, we’ll always have that!
It’s iroonic that Eckert and Mauchly were upset when Von Neumann was given credit for this “stored program concept,” because they thought they deserved it, too. Now why didn’t they think the same about Atanasoff? Go figure!
For one of the best written books on the history of computers, check out Engines of the Mind : The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors -- by Joel N. Shurkin (Paperback)
A movingly beautiful book on Alan Turing is Alan Turing: the Enigma, by Andrew Hodges
An excellent, readable book on Cryptography is Simon Singh’s THE CODE BOOK. The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking
Tutorials on the encryption software PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) can be found at http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/PGPintro.htm
All pictures and some of the information were obtained from various sites on the World Wide Web. Complete list follows:
Abacus: http://qi-journal.com/action.lasso?-Token.SearchID=Abacus&-Response=culture.asp
Napier: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Napier.html
http://www.maxmon.com/1600ad.htm
Slide Rules: http://www.hpmuseum.org/sliderul.htm
Pascal’s Pascaline: http://www.thocp.net/hardware/pascaline.htm
Leibnitz Stepped Reckoner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepped_Reckoner
Jacquard looms: http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/jacquard1.html
http://www.deutsches-museum.de/ausstell/meister/e_web.htm
Charles Babbage: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/babbage/index.asp
Lady Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace: http://www.well.com/user/adatoole/bio.htm
http://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/sketch.html
Electricity: http://www.mediaeng.com/historyelect.html (beautifully written pocket history of
electricity & magnetism)
Herman Hollerith: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hollerith.html
Howard Aiken & The Harvard Mark I: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Aiken.html
Alan Turing: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Turing.html
John Vincent Atanasoff: http://www.cs.iastate.edu/jva/books/mollenhoff/overview.shtml
Biographies of Atanasoff and Clifford Berry: http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/ABC/Biographies.html
J. Presper Eckert: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Eckert_John.html
John Mauchly: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Mauchly.html
The patent controversy: http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/mauchly/jwm7.html
ARPANet: http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/arpa.html
Thanks to the following EDTECH listserv colleagues and friends who have reviewed the presentation and provided amendments and additional material for inclusion on the slides and in the notes.
Nancy Head, online instructor, Michigan Virtual High School (MVHS), U.S.A., on the web at www.mivhs.org
Mandi Axmann, Instructional Designer, Open Universities Australia