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Skip to main content Byte-Notes | Computer Science learning platform » Byte-Notes | Computer Science learning platform Show NavigationHide Navigation HOME COMPUTER SCIENCE NOTES TECH BLOG BOOKS JOBS ABOUT US CONTACT What is a Computer? Tweet By Jawad Khan 18 / Aug / 2013 Jawad Khan's picture category: Introduction to Computing Table of Contents 1.Meaning of the word "Computer" 2.Definition of Computer 2.1. “A Computer is an electronic machine that can solve different problems, process data, store & retrieve data and perform calculations faster and efficiently than humans”. Meaning of computers | Definition of computer Meaning of the word "Computer" Computer is derived from a Latin word “computare” which means to “to calculate”, “to count”, “to sum up” or “to think together”. So, more precisely the word computer means a "device that performs computation". Definition of Computer A Computer is programmed device with a set of instructions to perform specific tasks and generate results at a very high speed. According to Wikipedia the word “Computer" was first used in a book called “the Young mans gleanings” in 1613. Some interesting facts about computers & its Operating Systems The first digital computers were developed between 1940 to 1945. Konrad Zuse, In 1941 developed “Z3”, the first modern computing machine. Konrad Zuse is regarded as “the inventor of computers”. ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator & Computer) was the first US-built electronic computer. ENIAC was developed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. The world’s first stored-program computer was “Manchester Baby” developed in 1948. The “Manchester Baby” was a small-scale experimental computer developed in Victoria university of Manchester. In the 1st generation of computers, Computers were built with vacuum tubes. In 1957, FORTRAN (Formula Translator) was introduced. Computers were built with Transistors in the 2nd generation of computers. In the 3rd generation of computers, Transistors were replaced with Integrated Circuits. In the 4th generation of computers, Microprocessors were used to built Computers. In 1981, IBM PC with Intel processors and MS-Dos were introduced. In 1984, Macintosh Computers were introduced. In 1985, Microsoft Windows GUI was introduced. In 1989, Intel 486 computers were introduced. In 1990, Windows 3.0 operating System for PCs was launched. In 1991, the World Wide Web was introduced to the general public. In 1991, Linux operating was developed. In 1993, Intel’s Pentium was introduced. In 1995, windows 95 operating system was made released. In June, 1996 Windows 4.0 operating system was released. On February 17, 2000, Windows 2000 was released. Windows XP was released on 25th October, 2001. On November 30th, 2006 Windows Vista was released. On July 22nd 2009, Windows 7 was introduced. On Windows 8, the successor of Windows 7 was released on October 28th, 2012. Google Custom Search Related Posts what is the internet What is Embedded System Four types of computers Five Generations of Computers Characteristics of computer Uses of Computers in various fields Advantages and disadvantages of computers Computer Input Devices Components of a computer system User login Username * Password * Request new password CAPTCHA Help us make sure you're not a robot Image CAPTCHA What code is in the image? * Enter the characters shown in the image. Get in Touch Byte-Notes, Inc Whatsapp: +923009022270 Email: admin@byte-notes.com website: www.byte-notes.com Contact us | Sitemap | RSS | Terms of Services