From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Computer technology" and "Computer system" redirect here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation) and Computer system 490.43 Kb. 4
Introduction to computers what is a computer? The name “computer” is derived from the Latin word computare, meaning “to compute” which means to calculate. So a computer is a machine which performs different kinds of tasks, such as communication, processes the data, store information 28.89 Kb. 1
Faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data The history of computing hardware is the record of the ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data 124.78 Kb. 1
Vacuum tubes and digital electronic circuits Navy had developed an electromechanical analog computer small enough to use aboard a submarine. This was the Torpedo Data Computer, which used trigonometry to solve the problem of firing a torpedo at a moving target 8.02 Kb. 1