Concepts
As computing has become more mainstream and vital to our everyday lives many concepts have emerged that help us better understand how computers work and what they are capable of.
Computer science has developed many of these concepts like big data, machine learning, and applied algorithms. Others, like the blockchain, have sprung from the boom in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Some concepts can be attributed to academia as well as science fiction, like artificial intelligence.
History computer has written on the most important concepts in computing and computer science below:
Early Technologies
Updated:History of Computers and Computing, Early Technologies In this section I’ll try to reveal some of the men, who developered several important early technologies and devices. Early (fairy-tale) automata François Willème Joseph Jacquard Alessandro Volta Oliver Evans Joseph Faber Emile Baudot Lyman Frank Baum Angela Robles Calvin Mooers
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Early Automata Explained: Everything You Need to Know
Updated:Key Points The word automat is the Latinization of the Greek word αὐτόματον, which means acting of one’s own will. Automaton helps computer scientists to understand how machines compute and solve problems. Automaton is a self-control or operating machine designed to follow and respond to predetermined instructions. What is Early Automaton: Complete Explanation The word automat is the Latinization of the […]
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Asimov’s Laws of Robotics: Everything You Need To Know
Updated:Key Points Isaac Asimov is considered the father of the laws of robotics. If you are thinking that Asimov’s laws of robotics are scientific laws then you are wrong. Robots are programmed to perform in a certain way or as per the outcomes of the algorithm, they might end up harming the human civilization or […]
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Logarithms Explained: Everything You Need To Know
Updated:Key Points John Napier is credited with being the first to understand and publish how logarithms work. The definition for a logarithm is a power or exponent for a specific number that is raised to produce another number. There are many examples and practical uses for logarithms. What are Logarithms: Complete Explanation A logarithm is […]
Read more »Analog computers 2
Updated:At one time, when digital computers have not existed yet or they lacked sufficient performance, the analog computers were widely used (even the ancient Antikythera mechanism and the slide rule can be considered as analog computing devices). The advent and rapid progress of digital computers made analog computers largely obsolete in 1950s and 1960s, though […]
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Analog Computer Explained: Everything You Need To Know
Updated:What are Analog Computers: Complete Explanation A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information in physical quantities in a continuous format and use measurements to perform computation. Analog computers are suitable for measuring data that Analog computers cannot translate into numbers or codes. However, due to the […]
Read more »The History of Next Differential Engines
Updated:History of Computers and Computing, Babbage, Next differential engines Next differential engines Inspired by the Differential engine of Babbage, several other inventors tried and managed to construct workable differential engines. Pehr Georg Scheutz and Edvard Scheutz Martin Wiberg George Grant Christel Hamann Alexander John Thompson
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