CS100 (Week 1) (Being a Digital Citizen) Flashcards
a machine that allows a user to
perform calculations or
computations.
Computers
What makes a computer a computer?
Input
Output
Processing
Storage
Programmability
Receives data
Input
Displays or produces information
Output
Manipulates data
Processing
Saves data for later use
Storage
can be instructed to perform tasks
Programmability
What are computers in academic use?
To check Learning Management
Systems (Blackboard Learn)
To read reference material
To communicate with peers or
mentors
To write academic or scholarly
materials
Computers in
Professional Use
-Use spreadsheet for budget
tracking + performing other
heavy-duty computations
-Transfer information from one
location to another
-Conduct virtual meetings with
clients and other stakeholders
Computers in Society
Weather Forecasting
Banking and Finance
Accessing Information
Job Search
Entertainment / Gaming
Accessibility for PWD
Healthcare and Public Safety
Others
History of Computers
Ancient and Classical Era
The 19th Century
The 20th Century and Now
Ancient and Classical Era
The Abacus, Sumer (ca. 2700 – 2300 BC)
The Abacus, China (ca. 1050 – 771 BC)
The Antikythera Mechanism, Greece (ca. 100 BC)
The 19th Century
The Analytical Engine, Babbage & Lovelace (1837), Swade (2002)
Arithmometer, Payen (1887)
The 20th Century and Now
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), Beck & Snyder, 1945
Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC), Eckert & Mauchly, 1951
Age of Transistors, 1950s
Age of Integrated Circuits, 1960s
Age of Microprocessors, 1970s
Apple II Computer, Apple, Inc., Jobs & Wozniak, 1978
Age of Personal and Ubiquitous Computers 1980s – 2020s
Age of Quantum Computers, 2030s
Who observed Moore’s law?
Gordon Moore