The History of the Computer

Term Paper # 5607

Computer and Technology
Computer and Technology > Internet

This paper talks about the history of computers, the world wide web and the Internet.

1,820 words () | 7 sources | MLA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the history and the development of the computer from the first primary abacus to the super fast Internet. It looks at how people's lives have changed and the effect on the quality of life and the workplace.

From the Paper:

"People everywhere in the world are using computers right now. They use them in cars, on planes, and even to add, subtract, multiply, and divide billions of problems in seconds. You may have used a computer today and never even knew it.

"The word computer comes from its root word compute, which means to solve problems. The first computer was made over 2000 years ago. It is called the abacus. This wooden rack has horizontal wires with a set of beads attached to it. Each set represents either the ones, tens, hundreds, or thousands place. The beads are moved along the wires according to the numbers being counted or added, making it easy to solve regular arithmetic problem."