SUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBE TO PREMIUMHomeHistory & SocietyScience & TechBiographiesAnimals & NatureGeography & TravelArts & CultureProConMoneyGames & QuizzesVideosOn This DayOne Good FactDictionaryNew ArticlesHistory & SocietyLifestyles & Social IssuesPhilosophy & ReligionPolitics, Law & GovernmentWorld HistoryScience & TechHealth & MedicineScienceTechnologyBiographiesBrowse BiographiesAnimals & NatureBirds, Reptiles & Other VertebratesEnvironmentFossils & Geologic TimeInsects & Other InvertebratesMammalsPlantsGeography & TravelGeography & TravelArts & CultureEntertainment & Pop CultureLiteratureSports & RecreationVisual ArtsImage GalleriesPodcastsSummariesTop QuestionsLists and StoriesBritannica KidsAsk the ChatbotGames & QuizzesHistory & SocietyScience & TechBiographiesAnimals & NatureGeography & TravelArts & CultureProConMoneyVideoscomputerIntroduction & Top QuestionsComputing basicsAnalog computersDigital computersMainframe computerSupercomputerMinicomputerMicrocomputerLaptop computerEmbedded processorsComputer hardwareCentral processing unitMain memorySecondary memoryPeripheralsInput devicesOutput devicesCommunication devicesPeripheral interfacesMicroprocessor integrated circuitsDesignFabricationTransistor sizePower consumptionFuture CPU designsQuantum computingMolecular computingOperating systemsRole of operating systemsModern types of operating systemsMultiuser systemsThin systemsReactive systemsOperating system design approachesNetworkingLocal area networksWide area networksComputer softwareBusiness and personal softwareScientific and engineering softwareInternet and collaborative softwareGames and entertainmentHistory of computingEarly historyComputer precursorsThe abacusAnalog calculators: from Napierâs logarithms to the slide ruleDigital calculators: from the Calculating Clock to the ArithmometerThe Jacquard loomThe first computerThe Difference EngineThe Analytical EngineAda Lovelace, the first programmerEarly business machinesHerman Hollerithâs census tabulatorOther early business machine companiesInvention of the modern computerEarly experimentsVannevar Bushâs Differential AnalyzerHoward Aikenâs digital calculatorsThe Turing machinePioneering workThe Atanasoff-Berry ComputerThe first computer networkKonrad ZuseDevelopments during World War IIColossusThe Z4ENIACToward the classical computerBigger brainsVon Neumannâs âPreliminary DiscussionâThe first stored-program machinesWhirlwindUNIVACThe age of Big IronProgramming languagesEarly computer language developmentMachine languageZuseâs PlankalkülInterpretersCompilersFORTRAN, COBOL, and ALGOLGrace Murray HopperIBM develops FORTRANCOBOLALGOLOperating systemsControl programsThe IBM 360Time-sharing and minicomputersTime-sharing from Project MAC to UNIXMinicomputersThe personal computer revolutionThe microprocessorIntegrated circuitsThe Intel 4004The microcomputerEarly computer enthusiastsThe AltairThe hobby market expandsEarly microcomputer softwareFrom Star Trek to MicrosoftApplication softwareThe personal computerCommodore and Tandy enter the fieldApple Inc.The graphical user interfaceThe IBM Personal ComputerThe market expandsPC clonesMicrosoftâs Windows operating systemWorkstation computersLiving in cyberspaceEver smaller computersEmbedded systemsHandheld digital devicesOne interconnected worldThe InternetE-commerceThe rise of social mediaUbiquitous computingReferences & Edit HistoryQuick Facts & Related TopicsImages, Videos & Interactivescomputer summaryComputers and Technology QuizComputers and Operating SystemsA Brief History of the Computer Told from the 1990s: A QuizWhat Do You Actually Know About the Internet?What is a computer?Who invented the computer?What can computers do?Are computers conscious?What is artificial intelligence?TechnologyComputersSupercomputercomputerComputing basicsFacebookXhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/computerIEEE Xplore - What Is a Computer? An Answer from the PastABC listen - Big Ideas - History of the computerUniversity of Rhode Island - College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Computer Science and Statistics - History of ComputersLiveScience - History of Computers: A Brief TimelineUniversity of Babylon - What is Computer? (PDF)Computer History Museum - Timeline of Computer historyGresham College - The Ancient History of Computers and CodeEngineering LibreTexts - Computer BasicsComputer Hope - What is a Computer?computer - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)computer - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)Michael R. Swaine
Coauthor of Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer.AllBritannica Editors
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....HistoryCray-1 supercomputersupercomputerssimulationsMinicomputerminicomputerspowerdataDigital Equipment CorporationProgrammed Data ProcessorcontrolmanufacturingmicrocomputerMicrocomputerA personal computer and its peripheralsmicroprocessorintegrated circuitchipvacuum tubestransistorsintegratedIntel CorporationIntel 4004functioncalculatorpersonal computertechnologyworkstationscapabilitiescomputer-aided engineeringworkstationOsborne 1 laptop computerlaptop computeralternating currentApplemilestoneEthernetEmbedded processorsmicroprocessorsautomationdigital signal processorComputer hardwarerandom-access memoryperipheralsencompassesprinterMoore's lawintegrated circuitssiliconGordon MooreIntelMooreâs lawenvisionedbolsterNVIDIAJensen HuangIntelIBMindustryCentral processing unitimplementmachine languagearithmetic-logic unitALUarithmeticcache memoryvaluesBoolean algebrastored-program computerbitclockoscillatesRISCdecodedfloating-point calculationscircuits
智能索引记录
-
2026-04-10 13:27:06
综合导航
成功
标题:Contact 1UK
简介:1UK is a global luxury network covering superyachts, yacht n
-
2026-04-24 08:26:13
综合导航
成功
标题:大齐一字并肩王_萨尔南斯_第二百六十一章 首辅杨禹_全本小说网
简介:全本小说网提供大齐一字并肩王(萨尔南斯)第二百六十一章 首辅杨禹在线阅读,所有小说均免费阅读,努力打造最干净的阅读环
-
2026-04-25 23:08:25
新闻资讯
成功
标题:绥化市北林区_除甲醛方法-明水 青冈 兰西 安达【当地】(更新时间:2026-04-25 23:08:25)
简介:免费咨询除甲醛方法相关信息,请浏览上门除甲醛除苯(绥化市北林区分公司)quanfu4133发布的产品信息。3HPRw6y
-
2026-04-30 18:02:47
综合导航
成功
标题:Recruiting Solutions Tailored to Your Needs - ISG - International Service Group
简介:Quickly fill vacancies with our expert recruiting, from data
-
2026-04-25 23:05:20
游戏娱乐
成功
标题:外星人游戏
简介:探索游戏世界的新鲜刺激?想寻找当下最炙手可热的好玩游戏?紧跟潮流,本文带你揭秘热门好玩游戏排行榜前十名,无论是休闲娱乐还