This paper briefly looks at the development of computers, focusing on the first types of computers. It describes how the computer started out as a simple counting tool with beads on a wire and traces its development to the present day machine with wire circuitry and color plasma-screen monitors.
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"The first computer, the abacus, was thought to have been invented by the Babylonians sometime between 1,000 B.C. and 500 B.C. Some pundits have the opinion that it was actually invented by the Chinese. This device called "the abacus is a simple arithmetic calculator with ten wires with 10 beads on each wire. Each bead represented a number one through ten. Each wire had consistent numbering" (Pullan). With this device you could simply add and subtract."
"History of Computers" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-History-of-Computers/47032>
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I am a college professor. I spend most of my free time writing these papers to help students who struggle with school and need a helping hand.