What is the basic task of a computer?

Computers perform the tasks of:

Calculations
Run software
Used for research
Used to store data and information
Used for communications

Also, early computers broke down often because
they used a lot of electricity and heat, and were
very expensive.

Computers in
schools

Computers are
used for
research,
learning tools,
tools for
communication,
and used to
control the
temperature
Ancestors of Computers
Abacus
Punch card loom precursor
Napeus rods
Mechanical calculators
Slide rod
Sky disk of Nebra
Antikythera

3 early electronic computers from the 40s and 50s were the Csirac computer, 2
nd

generation computer, and the Eniac.

The 2
nd
generation computers use
technologically advanced transistors,
which made the computer smaller
and more efficient.
The 1
st
generation
computer used vacuum tubes,
and was much larger, slow expensive,
and was not very dependable.
These computers all used different languages such as Cobol, and 4tran.
3
rd
Generation Computers
Technological Advances
Increase of speed
Increase of efficiency
Beginning of networking
Use of circuits and chips


First Large Scale Production Of
Personal Computers
Micro computers/ desktops
Made by IBM
These computers had micro
chip technology to increase
efficiency.
VisiCalc
VisiCalc is the application that turned the
computer to a business market, then to homes. It
was the first spread sheet application.

What is PC?
PC stands for personal computer
Its was made by IBM
PC users gained access to the world wide web
in the mid-90s
IBM were the first large scale production of
personal computers.

What is Multimedia?
Where computers show text, video, pictures,
or sound.
This was uncommon until the mid-90s
because of the expensive hardware used
Later, as the price went down and the
efficiency went up, most PCs were equipped
with it.
What are Computers used for
now?
Computers now a days are far more advanced then
they were back in the mid-90s. You can do virtually
anything if you have a computer.
Calculations
Research
Communication
Social media
Videos
Learning tools
Used in school/businesses
Games
Storing information