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the analytical machine
proposed mechanical general purpose computer design by English mathematician -
holes in cards
a card perforated for a code, for controlling the operation of the machine -
Von Neumann architecture
computer architecture based on that described in 1945 by the mathematician and physicist john Von Neumann -
high level programming language
a programing language that enables a program to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer. -
ENIAC
first electronic general purpose computer -
univac
was the first commercial computer -
UNIX operating system
family of multitasking, multiuser operating systems -
Altair
the world's first personal computer to attract a substantial amount of users -
cray-1
supercomputer by cray research -
Apple
american multinational technology company -
first electronic spreadsheet
visicalc is the first electronic spreadsheet on a microcomputer, helped turn the apple 2 into a popular widespread system. -
PC
a personal computer -
macintosh
first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user intersurface -
windows
a computer operating system with a graphical user intersurface
