http://www.electroniccomputer.org A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a set of instructions. Although mechanical examples of computers have existed through much of recorded human history, the first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). These were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into a wristwatch, and can be powered by a watch battery. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "computers". The embedded computers found in many devices from MP3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are however the most numerous. en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:26:06 CDT Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:26:06 CDT http://www.electroniccomputer.org/ A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a set of instructions. Although mechanical examples of computers have existed through much of recorded human history, the first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). These were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into a wristwatch, and can be powered by a watch battery. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "computers". The embedded computers found in many devices from MP3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are however the most numerous. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:26:06 CDT http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/59362/Oh-my-God--... ... 2010-04-05 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/30397/コンピュータ... コンピュータ(computer) は、広義には計算機、狭義には計算開始後は人手を介さずに計算終了まで動作する計算機。理論的には、チューリングマシンと等価なものを指す。日常的にはパーソナルコンピュータ（パソコン）を指して「コンピュータ」と呼�... 2009-09-05 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/30398/电子计算机... NASA哥倫比亞超級電腦 wristwatch中的手錶型Linux系統電腦。電腦也可以很小，不限於一般所指的PC個人電腦。 电子计算机（英文：electronic computer）是一种利用电子学原理根据一系列指令来对数据进行处理的机器。在现代，机械计算机的应用已经完�... 2009-09-05 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/30400/컴퓨터... 세계 최초의 컴퓨터에니악 컴퓨터(computer,문화어:콤퓨터)는수식이나논리적 언어로 표현된 계산을 수행하거나 작업을 통제하는 기계다. 사전에서 찾을 수 있는 위와 같은 정의는 정확하지만 가리키는 범위가 너무 넓어 이전의 컴퓨... 2009-09-05 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29168/Computer... The Columbia Supercomputer, located at the NASA Ames Research Center. A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a set of instructions. Although mechanical examples of computers have existed through much of recorded human history, the first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29169/History-of-computing... The Jacquard loomwas one of the first programmable devices. The first use of the word computer was recorded in 1613, referring to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued to be used in that sense until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century onwards though, the wor... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29170/Stored-program-architecture... In most cases, computer instructions are simple: add one number to another, move some data from one location to another, send a message to some external device, etc. These instructions are read from the computer's memory and are generally carried out (executed) in the order they were given. However, there are usually specialized instructions to... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29171/Function... A general purpose computer has four main components: the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), the control unit, the memory, and the input and output devices (collectively termed I/O). These parts are interconnected by busses, often made of groups of wires. Inside each of these parts are thousands to trillions of small electrical circuits which... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29172/Further-topics... Hardware The term hardware covers all of those parts of a computer that are tangible objects. Circuits, displays, power supplies, cables, keyboards, printers and mice are all hardware. History of computing hardware First Generation (Mechanical/Electromechanical) Calculators Antikythera mechanism, Difference engine, Norden bombsig... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29173/Computer-Science... Computability refers to the ability to solve a problem in an effective manner. It is a key topic of the field of computability theory within mathematical logic and computer science. The computability of a problem is closely linked to the existence of an algorithm to solve the problem. The most widely-studied form of computability is T... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29174/Generated-Holography... Computer Generated Holography (CGH) is the method of digitally generating holographic interference patterns. A holographic image can be generated e.g. by digitally computing a holographic interference pattern and printing it onto a mask or film for subsequent illumination by suitable coherent light source.Alternatively, the holographic... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29175/Computer-Term-Etymologies-... This is a list of the origins of computer-related terms or terms used in the computing world (i.e., a list of computer term etymologies). It relates to both computer hardware and computer software. Names of many computer terms, especially computer applications, often relate to the function they perform, e.g., a compiler is an application that... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29177/Fictional-Computers-... Computers have often been used as fictional objects in literature, movies and in other forms of media. Fictional computers tend to be considerably more sophisticated than anything yet devised in the real world. Computers are notable by their absence from works of the human imagination before they were actually developed by scientists i... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29178/Pulse-Computer-... Pulse computation is a hybrid of digital and analog computation that uses aperiodic electrical spikes, as opposed to the periodic voltages in a digital computer or the continuously varying voltages in an analog computer. Pulse streams are unclocked, so they can arrive at arbitrary times and can be generated by analog processes, although each s... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29179/The-Secret-Guide-to-Computers... The Secret Guide to Computers is a large, softcover book written by computer expert Russ Walter. Its various editions have been in publication for about thirty years. The latest edition is the 30th for 2008, released in September 2007. The current edition is a single volume, and weighs in at 575 pages. Previous editions were either pamphlets ... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29180/Electronic-waste... Electronic waste, e-waste, e-scrap, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices. The processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems because electronic equipment contains some very serious ... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29181/Platform-Virtualization... In computing, platform virtualization is a virtualization of computers or operating systems. It hides the physical characteristics of computing platform from the users,instead showing another abstract, emulated computing platform. Concept The term virtualization was coined in the 1960s, to refer to a virtual machine (sometimes ... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/articles/29182/Computer-Viruses-and-Worms... 1970-1979 1971 The Creeper virus was an experimental self-replicating program written by Bob Thomas at BBN in 1971.Creeper infected DEC PDP-10 computers running the TENEX operating system. Creeper gained access via the ARPANET and copied itself to the remote system where the message, I'm the creeper, catch me if you can! was... 2009-09-02 http://www.electroniccomputer.org/headlines/news/Computer, Computers, Ladtop, notebook, PC, Apple, DELL, MicroSoft Computer, Computers, Ladtop, notebook, PC, Apple, DELL, MicroSoft News Headline :A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a set of instructions. Although mechanical examples of computers have existed through much of recorded human history, the first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). These were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into a wristwatch, and can be powered by a watch battery. 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