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Abacus
a calculating tool that was in use centuries before the adoption of the written modern numeral system and is still widely used by merchants -
Holes in cards
piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling -
the analytical machine
a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage -
UNIVAC
electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation -
Von Neumann architecture
a computer architecture, processing unit containing an arithmetic logic unit and processor registers -
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high-level programming language
a programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer -
UNIX operating system
computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix -
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CRAY-1
a supercomputer designed, manufactured and marketed by Cray Research -
Apple
applean American Multinational technology company headquartered
holes in cards- 19th century; piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications -
first electronic spreadsheet
an interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form -
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Windows
Windowsa meta family of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft -
PC
general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sale price make it useful for individuals