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Holes in Cards
Holes in cards are methods of record keeping popular mainly in the 19th century. This system used levers which punched holes in a card that had specific numbers printed on it. -
The Analytical Machine
This machine was the first general computer. This computer had integrated memory. -
UNIVAC
This is a line of electronic digital-stored program computers. Later UNIVAC became the Remington Rand company. -
Von Neumann Architecture
This is a design model for a stored program digital computer. It is named from its creator. -
ENIAC
ENIAC means Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. This was the first electronic general-purpose computer. -
High-Level Programming Language
This language is a programming language with strong abstraction from details of the computer. There are some natural language elements. -
UNIX Operating System
Trademark for a powerful operating system. UNIX stands for UNiplexed Information and Computing System. -
Altair
This is an innovative engineering company. It was originally considered a small personal computer. -
Apple
This is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics. The company’s best know product is their Macintosh computers. -
CRAY-1
This was a supercomputer built by Cray Research. It contains 200,000 integrated circuits and can perform millions of operations per second. -
First Electronic Spreadsheet
An electronic spreadsheet is used to organize data. This data is put into a grid or table system so it can be computed and kept together. -
PC
PC stands for personal computer. These personal computers are designed for individual use by the public. -
Macintosh
Many people refer to these computers as Macs and they are a series of personal computers. Apple incorporated designs and sells them. -
Windows
Microsoft windows is another name for this series of graphical interface operating systems developed by Microsoft. This is a basic program on a computer.
