History of Computers

hardware

Any part of the computer system that has a physical structure and can be touched

Fifth Generation of Computers

Artificial Intelligence computers

Leibniz Calculator

added the following functions: multiply, divide, and find square roots.

Charles Babbage

The father of computers

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

The first computer language used to create documents on the Internet

evolution

The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form

Fourth Generation of Computers

Microcomputer

software

Organized set of instructions that tell the computer and its components what to do

domain

Contains a group of computers and devices on a network sharing a common IP address

Pascaline

Could only add and subtract.

Herman Hollerith

Invented a machine using punch cards to tabulate information for the Census

tabulate

To arrange data in tabular form (chart, order, organize)

Second Generation of Computers

Transistors

IP Address

Unique string of numbers separated by periods, identifies each computer on a network

First Generation of Computers

Vacuum tubes

Abacus

invented about 4,000 years ago by the Chinese