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Vacuum Tubes
The vacuum tube is a device that controls electric flow in a high vacuum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube#:~:text=A%20vacuum%20tube%2C%20an%20electron,potential%20difference%20has%20been%20applied.&text=Electrons%20can%20only%20flow%20in,the%20cathode%20to%20the%20anode. -
The 1st Programmable Computer
This was the first digital computer and it was able to take in programmable computations.
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The 1st Electronic Digital Computer
The first electronic digital computer contained electrical charge to hold the memory. This was the first electronic computer. It was called ENIAC. -
1st Automatic Computing Machine
The 1st automatic computing machine 'was the first complete specification of an electronic stored-program all-purpose digital computer.'
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Transistors
A transistor is used to amplify or switch electronic signals. It produces bigger electrical currents.
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is the act of intelligence being demonstrated my a machine such as a computer. This is not natural intelligence.
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Integrated circuit
An integrated circuit does that same tasks that a larger piece of technology would do. It is just smaller.
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The computer mouse
A computer mouse is a handheld device that is used to select options on a computer.
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Microprocessor
A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all of the functions of a central processing unit of a computer.
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The world wide web
The world wide web is a system that displays graphics, text, and audios from the Internet.
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The Iphone
The iPhone is a smartphone made by Apple that combines a computer, iPod, digital camera and cellular phone into one device with a touchscreen interface.
https://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/iPhone#:~:text=The%20iPhone%20is%20a%20smartphone,App%20Store%2C%20according%20to%20Statista. -
Reflection: Artificial Intelligence
I think the most important invention was artificial intelligence. The reason why I think this is because I don't believe we would be as advanced in technology as we are today without it. AI plays a big role in technology because its main purpose is to think like humans but in a more efficient and easier way.
