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abacus
toolCalculating tool that was in use before the adoption of the written modern numeral system. -
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holes in cards
paper Is a piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications. -
von Neumann architecture
Describes a design architecture for an electronic digital computer with parts consisting of a processing unit containing an arithmetic logic unit. -
ENIAC
It was Turing-complete, digital, and could solve "a large class of numerical problems" through reprogramming. -
UNIVAC
Line of electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation. -
high-level programming language
A programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer. -
UNIX operating system
Family Family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix. -
Altair
World's first personal computer ( PC ) to attract a substantial number of users. -
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CRAY-1
The first supercomputer. -
first electronic spreadsheet
Computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. -
Macintosh
AA personal computer created by Steve Jobs. -
Windows
Graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems, each of which cater to a certain sector of the computing industry. -
PC
Personal computer that could be used for general purpose.