The History of Computers


A computer is a machine built to do routine calculations with speed,
reliability, and ease, greatly simplifying processes that without them would be
a much longer, more drawn out process.
Since their introduction in the 1940's. Computers have become an
important part of the world. Besides the systems found in offices, and homes,
microcomputers are now used in everyday locations such as automobiles, aircrafts,
telephones, and kitchen appliances.
Computers are used for education as well, as stated by Rourke Guides in
his book, Computers: Computers are used in schools for scoring examination
papers, and grades are sometimes recorded and kept on computers (Guides 7).
"The original idea of a computer came from Blaise Pascal, who invented
the first digital calculating machine in 1642. It performed only additions of
numbers entered by dials and was intended to help Pascal's father, who was a tax
collector" (Buchsbaum 13).
However, in 1671, Gottfried......

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