The History Of Computer
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The History Of Computer By: Arnishia Taylor
Who Invented Computers • "Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.
What Is The Computer? • A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.
When Was The Computer Invented • Nobody knows for certain when the first computer was invented, though there are many precursors to the modern computer. Many of them operate on mechanical rather than electronic principles. The computers invented prior to the 20th century were not digital and most were not programmable. The history of computers can be traced as far back as 3000 BC .
Where was The Computer Invented • The first of the "modern" computers was invented during World War II, in 1941 by a German engineer named Konrad Zuse. The computer was called the Z3 and was used to help design German airplanes and missles. A couple years later, in 1943, the Allied forces developed a computer called Colossus to help decode German messages. But since the Z3 was developed by the side that lost the war and Colossus stayed a military secret for many years, these computers didn't contribute much to the ones that came next.
Why Was The Computer Invented? • Computers were created to do math for navigation and general calculation purposes. Collosus, the first electronic computer, was built to crack the enigma code.
How Was The Computer Invented
Who Invented Computers • "Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.
What Is The Computer? • A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.
When Was The Computer Invented • Nobody knows for certain when the first computer was invented, though there are many precursors to the modern computer. Many of them operate on mechanical rather than electronic principles. The computers invented prior to the 20th century were not digital and most were not programmable. The history of computers can be traced as far back as 3000 BC .
Where was The Computer Invented • The first of the "modern" computers was invented during World War II, in 1941 by a German engineer named Konrad Zuse. The computer was called the Z3 and was used to help design German airplanes and missles. A couple years later, in 1943, the Allied forces developed a computer called Colossus to help decode German messages. But since the Z3 was developed by the side that lost the war and Colossus stayed a military secret for many years, these computers didn't contribute much to the ones that came next.
Why Was The Computer Invented? • Computers were created to do math for navigation and general calculation purposes. Collosus, the first electronic computer, was built to crack the enigma code.
How Was The Computer Invented
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