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What were the first aids to computation and what was required of the operator?
What were the first aids to computation and what was required of the operator?
The first aids to computation were purely mechanical devices which required the operator to set up the initial values of an elementary arithmetic operation, then manipulate the device to obtain the result.
How were numbers represented in early computers?
How were numbers represented in early computers?
Numbers could be represented in a continuous form (e.g. distance along a scale, rotation of a shaft, or a voltage) or in the form of digits, automatically manipulated by a mechanism.
What technological advancements led to the replacement of analog computers with digital computers?
What technological advancements led to the replacement of analog computers with digital computers?
The development of transistor technology and then the integrated circuit chip led to a series of breakthroughs, starting with transistor computers and then integrated circuit computers.
What did Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) large-scale integration (LSI) enable?
What did Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) large-scale integration (LSI) enable?
What did the development of computers throughout history result in?
What did the development of computers throughout history result in?
Which of the following is true about the early aids to computation?
Which of the following is true about the early aids to computation?
What was the main advantage of representing numbers in the form of digits in early computers?
What was the main advantage of representing numbers in the form of digits in early computers?
What breakthrough technology led to the replacement of analog computers with digital computers?
What breakthrough technology led to the replacement of analog computers with digital computers?
What did Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) large-scale integration (LSI) enable?
What did Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) large-scale integration (LSI) enable?
What is the main focus of the history of computing hardware?
What is the main focus of the history of computing hardware?
