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Computers, now and then amounts of data per second. Computers to come which are already in the market have an incredible Hollywood-like technology.
Have you ever thought how much of a computer there is around you? Is it the computer sitting on your desk, or your mobile phone in your pocket; or is it everything around you, that surrounds your life? Your chair is made out of wood, plastic, metal, small screws, nothing electronic, but to make that chair, it required big machineries that cut, fabricate and assemble each one, controlled by a computer. That machine was also assembled in a factory that was also controlled by a computer, and that computer was designed on a computer…! This can go on and on until you realize that our everyday life is based on computers.
The Microsoft Surface is the most talked about and awaited computer that will be available to the consumers. It is a table top computer that is incorporated with cameras and infra-red sensors which detect multi-touch movements, on screen and recognize objects that come in contact with. Microsoft is planning to sell the Surface to casinos, shops and entertainment centers before it launches to the public. first all purpose digital computer which was built to calculate hard mathematical equations and deal with complicated decimal numbers. Information was fed and also exported commands using punched cards .The Z3 was destroyed during the allied bombings and Konrad Zuse’s works remained largely unknown.
The history of computing is partially unclear, because of the term “computer”. In the 19th century, a person who carried out calculations or computation was called a computer; later on a computer remained a common word which describes a machine that manipulates data according to a set of instructions. Computers existed long before electricity was discovered. Abacus was the earliest form of computers used during 2400BC by the Romans and it was a human calculator. Other mechanical machineries were built to perform astronomical calculations but the first, in today’s definition of the word “computer” were before and during the WWII. The first operational computer was the Zuse Z3, built by Konrad Zuse, started in 1936 and first operated in May 1941. It was the
An important breakthrough was the British made computer called Colossus which was used many times to break encrypted German military communications posted by the German Enigma machines. The Germans used the Enigma machine to safely communicate with each other without the fear of interception from the enemy. If it wasn’t for the Colossus computer, the outcome of the war would have been even more devastating. It was a well kept secret of the British until in the 1970’s Winston Churchill personally issued an order for their destruction into pieces no larger than a man's hand.
Atanasoff-Berry computer was the next in line built by Claud Shannon in America to perform complex calculations and was the first computer that was controlled remotely over the phone line. Its glory days were soon forgotten since people at that time despised computer because they were seen as war machines. Right after came ENIAC or Electronic Numeric Integrator And Computer, which was the first general purpose electronic computer. It was constructed in University of Pennsylvania and was described by the press as a “Giant Brain”. It cost the University about $500,000 during 1946, it was a room full giant and with its 18,000 vacuum valves it weighed 30 tons. ENIAC can perform simple mathematical equations like adding or subtracting 5000 times per second, 1000 times faster than any other computer up to that time. Later on after a major upgrade on the ENIAC, it required six women to feed the computer with programs and pull out answers.
The Bug Labs created a hand held computer that performs just like any home computer with added features. The bug has 4 attachment slots that can affix different components for diverse occasions. When bought the package contains the main unit, a touch screen, a motion sensor, and sound card with more attachments being produced in time Saro Nadjarian
Computers now days have reduced to incredible sizes, as small as the palm of the hand. They perform actions with incredible speeds and can handle massive telephone: +357 22465180 | fax +357 22378343 email: info@netway.com.cy
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