HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER DEVICES II (UP TO 2OTH CENTURY) - ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC, EDSAC, ABC, PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC)
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER DEVICES II (UP TO 2OTH CENTURY) ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC, EDSAC, ABC, PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) Computer Devices Up to 20th Century are: 1. Zuse Z3 (1941) 2. Colossus (1943–1944) 3. IBM System/360 (1964) 4. ENIAC 5. EDVAC 6. UNIVAC 7. PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) 1. The Z3 was an early programmable, automatic digital computer developed by German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1941. Features: Used electromechanical relays. Operated using binary numbers. Used punched film for program instructions. Could perform automatic calculations. Was used mainly for engineering calculations 2. Colossus (1943–1944) Colossus was an electronic digital computer developed in Britain during World War II. It was designed by a team led by engineer Tommy Flowers to help decrypt encrypted German military communications. Features: Used electronic valves (vacuum tubes). Processed information electronically. Used punched paper tape for input. Performed high-speed code-...