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First Computer - Loom
The Jacquard loom, first demonstrated in 1801, is a contender for the title of the first computer because it took punched card patterns as an input and switched yarn according to the given instructions. -
Difference Engine
Charles Babbage’s design for a difference engine, which he produced in 1822, is generally considered to be the first computer design. -
Analytical Engine
Charles Babbage’s analytical engine, which he began to build in 1837 is considered to be the first programmable computer – its intended use was punch cards for the input of instructions. -
UNIVAC Computer
John Von Neumann published the First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC. It was the first documented discussion of the stored program concept and the blueprint for computer architecture. -
Office Applications
The capabilities and design of computers developed rapidly through the forties and fifties, with the first office application appearing in 1951 -
Mainframe computers
A centralized architecture with operating system built-in within the hardware. Computers were mostly mainframes and minicomputers. Remote access was available from client terminals. Applications and data were centralized. Applications were designed to function as silos. -
Internet
1973: Global networking becomes a reality as the University College of London (England) and Royal Radar Establishment (Norway) connect to ARPANET. The term Internet is born. -
Personal Computer (PC)
The Personal Computer(PC) had Client/Server architecture with operating system separated from hardware. Application and data were distributed with processing shared between clients and distributed servers. Applications were shared throughout the organizations -
Internet Connectivity
Toward the end of the 1990s, Internet connectivity became the most requested computing resource among growing businesses. Employers worried about productivity and often limited Web access. -
Text
The first text message was sent on a computer and sent the first SMS message to the cellphone of Vodafone director Richard Jarvis -
Mobile
This era is web services architecture with the virtual operating system. While computer networks took IT from the accounting department to all corners of the enterprise, the World Wide Web took IT to all corners of the globe, connecting millions of people. -
Windows XP
Microsoft released windows XP onto computers -
Iphone
In 2007, the iPhone was released by Apple, It can go on the internet, play music, take videos, and much more. The development began in 2005. -
Vista
Windows vista was released and was available for download by consumers. -
Present time
Mobile and cloud computing is responsible for running the infrastructure. Cloud computing enables on-demand and convenient network access to a shared pool of computing devices such as applications, networks, servers, storage and services that can be established quickly and released with minimal management effort or service provider interactions.
