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Holes in Cards
First mechanized way to analyze and compile statistical information. -
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History of Tech.
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Von Neumann Architecture
A computer based invented by mathematician and physicist John Von Neumann. -
ENIAC
The first electronic general-purpose computer. -
High-level Programming Language
Any programming language that enables the development of a program, generally independent of the hardware architecture of the computer. Examples: BASIC, C/C++, and Java. -
UNIVAC
First U.S. commercial computer. -
First Electronic Spreadsheet
A large sheet of paper that shows all of the cost, income, taxes and other related data, and organizes data about transactions for a business person to examine -
The Analytical Machine
Can incorporate an arith logic unit, and can control flow in form of loops and conditional branching. -
UNIX Operating System
A family of multi-user, multi-tasking computer operating system that derive from the original AT&T. -
CRAY-1
The first supercomputer to be introduced, and it was able perform over a hundred million arithmetic operations per seconds. -
PC
It stands for "personal computer". -
Altair, Floppy Disk System Kit Computer
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Apple
Invented by Steve Jobs. -
Macintosh
First Apple computer introduced by Steve Jobs as the first personal computer. -
Windows
Both introduced the Start Menu and made computers more affordable.
