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The calculator
The first calculator was made to do calculations a human would take time to do. However, the calculator did not make instant calculations. This invention was a key stepping stone into the development of the first computer. -
The first computer
The computer was invented to make simple, basic and instant calculations. It was designed and made by ENIAC. -
The first computer keyboard
Made typing easier by removing a lot of complicated and unnecessary buttons and using the keyboard instead. -
The first digital computer
The screen made it easier to see what the computer was doing. Without the screen, it was hard to track the activity of the computer. -
The computer mouse
The engineers could remove the final few buttons from the computer because the mouse acted as a joystick and controlled all the movement on the screen. -
The first computer game
The first video game was called pong, which was also an arcade game. It was a multi-player sports simulation game. It played a big part in making computer more popular. From then on, computers were not only used for work and calculations. -
Desktop computers
The desktop was the first portable computer. Before that, computers were built and fixed in place. However, the desktop could not be used while being moved. -
Portable computers / laptops
The laptop gets its name because it can be used while sitting on top of someones lap.The laptop acts like a desktop, however it does not need wires and can be used on the move. The laptop is also very light and easy to carry. -
The world wide web/www.
The world wide web is a tool that passes and searches for information in seconds. It became famous for its quickness and accuracy. -
Google
Google was mostly specialized in surfing the web. Google also made a lot of modern day tools we use today.Eg: YouTube, Gmail, google docs google slides etc. Google is also very easy to use because there are not many requirements to do something on it.
