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Definition of computer:
- A computer is an electronic device that manipulates information, or data. It has the ability to
store, retrieve, and process data. You may already know that you can use a computer to type
documents, send email, play games, and browse the Web. You can also use it to edit or create
spreadsheets, presentations, and even videos.
History of Computer
- Charles Babbage is known as the "Father of the Computer".
- A machine which could calculate and print tables of functions using limited techniques.
1. A mill, which was the section which did the calculations, essentially the CPU;
2. The store, were the information was kept recorded, essentially the memory;
3. The reader, which would allow data to be entered using punched cards, essentially the
keyboard, and
4. The printer.
Time
Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.