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The Analytical Engine
This was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage. -
Holes in Cards
A piece of stiff paper that contains either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications. -
von Neumann architecture
A computer architecture for an electronic digital computer with parts consisting of a processing unit. -
ENIAC
The first electronic general- purpose computer. -
High Level Programming Language
A type of programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer. -
UNIVAC
A line of electronic digital stored-program computers. -
UNIX Operating System
A family of multitasking computer operating systems. -
PC
A small inexpensive computer that is designed for the individual user. -
Altair
A microcomputer designed based on the Intel 8080 CPU. -
Cray-1
A supercomputer designed by Cray Research that went on to become one of the most famous and successful supercomputers in history. That specific model was placed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. -
Apple
A company who started making computers, and now is one of the biggest companies in phones, tablets, and computers. -
First Electronic Spreadsheet
An application used to collect and analyze data, such as Excel. -
Macintosh
A series of PCs made by Apple inc. -
Windows
The most common operating system in personal computers.
