Assignment 1.1 History timeline of the computer • 1939 Hewlett-Packard is founded. David Packard and Bill Hewlett found Hewlett-Packard in a Palo Alto, California. Their first product was the HP 200A Audio Oscillator, which rapidly becomes a popular piece of test equipment for engineers. • 1940 The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) is completed. George Stibitz demonstrated the CNC at an American Mathematical Society conference at Dartmouth College. Stibitz performed calculations remotely on the
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“HISTORY OF COMPUTERS” CIS 110 March 13, 2010 The history through Computer and its timeline defines the beginning for where it all began. Let’s start in the year 1939 where David Packard and Bill Hewlett first started there company there first product was called the HP 200A Audio Oscillator which was a popular piece of test equipment for the engineers Walt Disney Pictures was their first customer and ordered eight of the 200B model to use as sound effects generators for the movie “Fantasia”
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|SD2005 DESIGN, CULTURE & TECHNOLOGY | Worksheet no.SD2005 | Weekly Individual Report | 28/9/2012 | POLYU HDMDT | Weekly Group Report Please fill in the form and submit to the course web site: http://courses.sd.polyu.edu.hk/ |Student and Project information | |Student name |Student ID
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Term Paper: History of Intel and its microprocessors The microprocessor is a chip made of silicon that holds a central processing unit. Both the term’s central processing unit or CPU and microprocessor can be used and mean the same thing. The human brain has been compared to a microprocessor. Microprocessors are ultra fast calculators and what makes a microprocessor appear intelligent is the speed at which it can process data. The electronics industry names, microprocessors first by makers name
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Computer viruses have been aroud for many years, since about 1986. Who invented computer viruses? Where were they created? Can you create them? All of these questions will be answered, as well as a short timeline of virus history and highlight of some recent major viruses. First, What is a computer virus? And how do you protect yourself from them? Then, A short timeline of virus' history. And, finally a few recent major viruses. What is a computer virus? A computer virus is a
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Personal Computers Damien Vivas (17424417) ITT-TECH GS1140-E1 Dr. Chanda Ghose December 29, 2013 GS1140-E1 Dr. Chanda Ghose December 29, 2013 PCs Some say we’re entering the post-PC era with people spending more time on their smartphones and tablets. But when it comes time for a job that requires multitasking, the PC is the way to go. Regardless if you’re using a Windows or a Mac, the PC is king and may always be. When IBM and Apple first launched the consumer and business PCs in
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poof! Your computer screen goes blank and nothing on your keyboard works. You curse several times loudly, while smacking the monitor. Nothing happens, your computer has just crashed due to a virus. And no it's not West Nile, Small Poxs or Polio. Computer viruses have been aroud for many years, since about 1986. Who invented computer viruses? Where were they created? Can you create them? All of these questions will be answered, as well as a short timeline of virus history and highlight
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The 1970s marked the start of a time of new technologies, this time in history was called the Computer Revolution. The personal computer was one of the largest inventions of the 1970s, but what led to the creation were the historical events in that decade, what people looked for in a computer, and what affect those historical events had on the personal computer. At the start of the 1970s, many people had no use for a computer but, towards the end of the decade there were many uses found for an invention
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The OS, or operating system, has long been a staple of the computer experience, but what aspect of these complex program sets have most attributed to this success? Having delved into this matter, I have concluded that the two aspects which most define this breakthrough popularity would be the GUI (Graphic User Interface) and the Touchscreen. The GUI Originally, a computer user would have to use a lot of command line instructions to launch programs. The introduction of the Graphic User Interface
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The History of the Computer Mouse The computer mouse is considered an input device. With a click of a button, the mouse sends information to the computer. The computer mouse is an interesting device that offers an alternative way to interact with the computer beside a keyboard. A typical mouse has two buttons. At the top of the device you will find a left and right button which allows for “clicks”. There is a scrolling wheel between the two buttons. Douglas Engelbart's device was not the first
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