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History of Computers (Abacus (Output - beads show results of calculations,…
History of Computers
Abacus 
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Pascaline Calculators
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Process - when user turns the dials, internal gears spin and perform calculations automatically
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The Slide Rule
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Jacquard Loom
Process - when the machine is “turned on” (either pedalled or cranked), it read the punch cards and made the corresponding pattern
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The Difference Machine
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ENIAC
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Storage - unless user switched around the wiring and settings, ENIAC stored their data
Alan Turing
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Integrated Circuits and Transistors
Integrated Circuits - Soon after the invention of the transistor, people started linking them together into integrated circuits, or computer chips (CPU)
Integrated circuits allowed computer scientists to greatly decrease the size of computers while increasing their speed
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Modern Computers
The popularity of the internet exploded in the 2000’s and has basically taken over much of the computer industry
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Currently, computers are everywhere