Brief Overview of the History Of computers Flashcards
(7 cards)
What was the first device to carry out calculations?
The abacus
In 1642 a French philosopher created a calculating device. What was his name and what was his device called?
Blase Pascal and the Pascaline.
Who was Herman Hollerith, what did he create what company did he found?
He created a calculating machine that ran on electricity that used push cards to store US census data. He founded the Tabulating Machine Company which later became IBM.
What was the first computer type machine?
Mark I, created in 1944 by IBM and Harvard.
Who gave todays computer rules?
John Von Neumann in the late 1940’s.
What did Von Neumann design make possible?
Store programming instructions and data in the same memory space.
When was the Central Processing Unit invented?
1970’s
