Definition of computerDefinition of computer

Computer is a electronic device which is capable Computer is a electronic device which is capable of receiving information (data) in a particular of receiving information (data) in a particular form and of performing a sequence of operations form and of performing a sequence of operations in accordance with a predetermined but variable in accordance with a predetermined but variable set of procedural instructions (program) to set of procedural instructions (program) to produce a result in the form of information or produce a result in the form of information or signalssignals..

The computer case is the metal and plastic box that contains the main components of the computer. It houses the motherboard, central processing unit (CPU), power supply, and more.Computer cases come in different shapes and sizes. A desktop case lies flat on a desk, and the monitor usually sits on top of it. A tower case is tall and sits next to the monitor or on the floor. The front of the case usually has an on/off switch and one or more optical drives.

Short for Atanasoff-Berry Computer, the ABC started being developed by Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and graduate student Cliff Berry in 1937 and continued to be developed until 1942 at the Iowa State College (now Iowa State University).

The following pages are an A to Z directory of famous inventors. You can select the name of the person you seek more information about, alphabetically.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U VW X Y ZEdward Goodrich AchesonReceived a patent for carborundum - the hardest man-made surface and was needed to bring about the industrial age. Thomas AdamsThe history of how Thomas Adams first tried to change chicle into automobile tires, before making it into a chewing gum.

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