Tag: Computers

You know the scenario — you’re busy working on a crucial report that’s due Monday morning when your daughter says she has to “quickly send an email.” Before your daughter is done, your allotted time on the family desktop is up. Depending on the number of family members you have, sharing a desktop can get […]

Computers have come a long way since the first computers were introduced in the 1940s. From the massive mainframe computers to the smaller microcomputers of today, there have been many technological changes, and it’s difficult to imagine a life without these gadgets today. Various names are used to refer to different types of computers, from […]

Key Points: Built in the 1950s, the SAGE system was the largest computer ever constructed at the time. It spanned 20,000 square feet and comprised 56 IBM AN/FSQ-7 computers. In 2022, Hewlett Packard unveiled Frontier, the world’s first exascale supercomputer. It can complete at least one quintillion calculations per second, making it the fastest computer […]