By: Shaun Feere

The Basics

School Uses

An electronic device Storing and processing information Calculates Runs Software

Communication Learning tools

Because of course computers didnt start out so well.

Three Ancestors of Computers

One of the first computing devices was the Sky Disc of Nebra. The Sky Disc of Nebra was a basic astronomical device. Another primitive computer was the Abacus. The Abacus was a basic calculator

There was also another astronomical device called the Antikythera Mechanism.

A computer from the 40s

Mark I computer
The Mark I computer was the first digital calculator.

The Second Generation Computer

The Invention of the transistor ushered in a new era of the computer.
This made the computers faster, smaller, cheaper and more reliable.

Third Generation Computer

The third generation computer showed that the computer would keep going and not be stopped. It did this with a silicon circuit which was essentially a smaller transistor. This made the computer faster, cheaper and smaller then the second generation.

Eventually computers became so small they could fit into your lap