THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

How computers got to be where they are now.

By: Alysa Visser

COMPUTERS THEN

Computer Ancestors and Some Early Computers

ANCESTORS Abacus Antikythera Punch Card Looms Slide Ruler EARLY COMPUTERS

Mark 1
Univac Computer Eniach Computer

ABOUT EARLY COMPUTERS

They generated a lot of heat Were very large Used up a lot of electricity Broke down often (because of my first 3 bullets) were calculating machines

S E C O N D G E N E R AT I O N C O M P U T E R S
They were smaller, faster and cheaper
In order to build them there had to be a few technological advancements including: Transistors And Symbolic programing Some early computer languages were: Cobalt, Basic and Fortran.

T H I R D G E N E R AT I O N C O M P U T E R S
When third generation computers came out they were much faster The technological advancements for them were: The invention of silicon chips Computer networking

PERSONAL COMPUTERS
The first personal computers
were called micro computers for their microchip technology IBM turned the term PC from a

term used for all personal

computers to one that specifically meant a IBM computer.

RECENT COMPUTERS

W H E N D I D C O M P U T E R S U S E R S G A I N AC C E S S T O I N T E R N E T ? W H AT A DVA N C E M E N T S C A M E WITH IT?

WHAT ARE COMPUTERS USED FOR NOW?

Finding information
Learning to communicate with strangers Store data entertainment

W H AT W O U L D YO U L I K E C O M P U T E R S TO DO IN THE FUTURE?