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ITGS Chapter 1: Computer history and basics. Slide 1

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ITGS Chapter 1:

Computer history and basics.

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computing Before Computers

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) 19th-century mathematics professor at Cambridge

The Analytical Engine, Lady Lovelace (1823) Mother of all computers, conceived by Charles Babbage Could be programmed with punched cards Could carry out any calculation to 20 digits of accuracy

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computing Before Computers

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace Interpreter and promoter of Babbage’s visionary work Wrote a plan for using the Analytical Engine to

calculate sequences of Bernoulli numbers Often called the first computer programmer

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Living without Computers

Computers are no longer a luxury but rather a commodity

Computers and their applications are involved in all aspects of our daily life

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea

Every computer in use today follows the basic plan laid out by Babbage and Lady Lovelace

The computer is an incredibly versatile toolCan compute your taxes or deploy a missile

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea

All computers take in information called input and give out information called output

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

The computer's versatility is built upon its:

Hardware: The physical part

Software: The instructions that tells hardware how to transform the input data (information in a form it can read) into the necessary output

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The First Real Computers:1939: Konrad Zuse completed the

first programmable, general-purpose digital computer

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

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At about the same time, the British government was assembling a top-secret team of mathematicians and engineers to crack Nazi military codes

1943: The team, led by mathematician Alan Turing and others, completed Colossus, considered by many to be the first electronic digital computer

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

1939: Iowa State University professor John Atanasoff developed what could have been the first electronic digital computer, the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

1944: Thanks to a one million dollar grant from IBM, Harvard professor Howard Aiken developed the Mark I

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert helped the U.S. effort in World War II by constructing a machine to calculate trajectory tables for new guns

called ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)

After the war, Mauchly and Eckert started a private company called Sperry and created UNIVAC I, the first general-purpose commercial computer

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

Evolution and Acceleration

Vacuum tubes were used in early computersTransistors replaced vacuum tubes starting in 1956By the mid-1960s transistors were replaced by integrated circuits

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

Integrated circuits brought: Increased reliability Smaller size Higher speed Higher efficiency Lower cost

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers in Perspective: An Evolving Idea (continued)

The Microcomputer Revolution1971: The first microprocessor was invented

by Intel engineersThe microcomputer revolution began in 1970:

AppleCommodoreTandy

Desktop computers haven’t completely replaced big computers, which have also evolved

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief Taxonomy

Mainframes and SupercomputersMainframes

Used by large organizations, such as banks and airlines, for big computing jobs

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief TaxonomySupercomputers

For power users who need access to the fastest, most powerful computers made

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief Taxonomy

Servers, Workstations, and PCsServers

Computers designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief Taxonomy

Workstations High-end desktop computers with massive computing power used for

high-end interactive applications

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief Taxonomy

PCs: Serve a single user at a timeCommon applications include:

word processing, accounting, gaming, and enjoying digital music and video

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief Taxonomy (continued)

Portable Computers: Machines that are not tied to the desktop Notebooks (laptops)Handheld computers (PDAs)

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Computer Confluence 7/e Chapter 1

Computers Today: A Brief TaxonomyEmbedded Computers

Special-purpose computer: Dedicated computers that perform specific tasks

Controlling the temperature and humidity Monitoring your heart rate Monitoring your house security system

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