Chapter 1 Flashcards
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refers to data that can be shared, collected, processed, and organized in a structured way to make it meaningful and useful.
Information
refers to the transmission of information/data between individuals, devices, or systems.
Communication
refers to the tools and methods created
by scientific knowledge results for practical purposes.
Technology
Encompasses the tools and methods used to transmit structured, processed, and meaningful data, especially in the context of computing and telecommunications.
Information and Communication Technology
is a fascinating journey that spans centuries and has seen remarkable developments in technology, mathematics, and science.
History of Computing
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
This aspect of ICT includes hardware, software and data management, and Infrastructures used for processing and managing information.
Information Technology
a set of rods with inscribed numbers to simplify multiplication and division.
Napier’s Bones (1617):
a Scottish mathematician introduced Napier’s Bones
John Napier
This aspect of ICT includes communication systems, networks, protocols, and devices used for transmitting data and enabling communication between individuals, devices, and systems.
Communication Technology
IT
Information Technology
CT
Communication Technology
The abacus, one of the earliest known computing devices, consisted of beads on rods used for arithmetic calculations.
Abacus (circa 2000 BCE)
developed by William Oughtred, allowed for more advanced calculations
involving logarithms and trigonometry.
Slide Rule (1620)
Inventors like Blaise Pascal and
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
created mechanical calculators
capable of performing
arithmetic operations.
Mechanical Calculators
(17th-19th centuries)
Inventors who created mechanical calculators capable of performing arithmetic operations.
Blaise Pascal and
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
is considered the precursor to
modern computers. It featured
an arithmetic logic unit, control
flow, and memory.
Analytical Engine
Who invented Analytical Engine?
Charles Babbage
Designed by Charles Babbage,
the Analytical Engine is
considered the precursor to
modern computers. It featured
an arithmetic logic unit, control
flow, and memory.
Analytical Engine (1837)
Herman Hollerith developed
____________________ to process
data for the 1890 U.S. Census.
This technology later evolved
into early computers.
Punch Card System
Who developed the Punch Card System
Herman Hollerith
used to crack German codes
during World War II along with
the Colossus
Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) (1930s-
1940s):
