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A Brief History

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2000 B. C. The Abacus (Chinese)

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1642 A. D. Pascaline (Biaise Pascal)

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1820 A. D. Analytical Engine (Charles Babbage)

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1890 A. D. Electro Mechanical Machines (Herman Hollerith)

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1930 A. D. Electronic "Computer" (Vannevar Bush)

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1943 A. D. The Turing Machine (Alan Turing)

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1949 A. D. EDSAC (John von Neumann)

Why Computer?

Speed

Accuracy

Endurance

But very importantly!!!

It's dumb

Computer Hardware

Major Components

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  • System Unit
  • Memory
  • Input/Output devices
  • Communication Devices

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Maths for the common man…aka (Not again!!!)

38 + 11 = 49

Maths for the computer…aka (Binary Mathematics)

100110

+ 1011

110001

Interesting types

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Understanding it

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TODO Summing it up

  1. [ ] Review
    1. [ ] History
      1. [ ] From the Von Neumann Architecture till Now
    2. [ ] Why is the computer unique
      1. [ ] 3 things that would have been impossible without computers
    3. [ ] Computer Hardware
      1. [ ] How does the CPU work
      2. [ ] Why is Memory Required in Computers
      3. [ ] What is a bus in computer?
    4. [ ] Binary Maths
      1. [ ] How to tackle fractions in Binary Maths

See you on 6th…

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