History Of The Computer And Internet

By Barrett 6th period

The first computer

• The first programmable computer was invented by Konrad Zuse.

• It was a Z1.• It was made from 1936 to 1938.

“Debug”

• To debug something means to fix its errors.• This process is called debugging because the

first debug was the operators removing a moth from panel F.

Internet

• The internet became available to the public in 1989. Before then it had been used by the military in the 60’s and 70’s.

• It was created by the U.S. defense department.

• It was created so that researchers for the U.S. Department of Defense could share information.

Babbage’s Analytical Engine

• It was a computer-type machine developed to calculate basic mathematical problems.

• It was created by Charles Babbage in 1837.

Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machine.

• It was created to record lots of information and tally the results of the 1880 U.S. census.

• It was the first successful information processing system.

• It was the first alternative to pen and paper.

ENIAC

• ENIAC was created for the military to calculate coordinates accurately and quickly.

• It was built at the University of Pennsylvania.

Program

• A list of instructions that tell a computer what to do.

• You can’t do anything without programs.

Transistor replaces vacuum tubes

• By doing this it reduced size.• Also the vacuum tubes put off a lot of heat.

This was a hazard.

The first microcomputer

• The first microcomputer was created by Steve Wozniac and Steve Jobs.

• In 1976 the two college dropouts founded Apple Computer.

Binary System

• The binary system is a combination of 0 and 1.• Eight or more bits form a byte.• A byte can store a single character.

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