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AN OVERVIEW OF EAR Fat Neda You probably use computers and programs on a ae daily basis, but you might not be aware that the first "pre-computers’ didn't even use electricity or that the first computer programmer was a woman. Computers have a huge impact on our life, and computer programs tell those computers what to do and how to do it. For both good and bad, computer programs have altered our existence, so it's about time you learned a little something about them. MB tei tee crete ets) ee) the Jacquard ioom fl reales Mellin Blue FIRST COMPUTER PROCRAMMER: ADA LOVELACE. Nee ee ee ky rere gear) cote Ce eC enthe first computer program, | making her the first computer programmer Bee hi) aie a - BEBIc us. Department of Detense computer language, 1s Ada Lovelace, 1842, iN 1889, HERMAN HOLLERITH DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF THE ELECTRIC TABULATING SYSTEM, A MACHINE THAT COULD READ DATA. Bonn ey ere ae Cu) re ae | machines Por) ce ee ce form ri Seen Rae chen nas ier, Ge wich became th A BU pease Cr panel, that allowed the machine fo perform Cee et Cea a le Although it was not programmable, it did use binary arithmetic, regenerative memory, Parallel processing, and separate memory. RT Cea ead Wieccronc cota conicn ae Rd designed to| UR eee Ae) Bee. an admiral in the U.S. Navy and a le os ce TT eC Relay Calculator. Saou Eu) Gite documentation, 1947 documentation, 1947 Bos a oe eB a Cole Oe reefer a hy on Renard BL A a a Reman a ih skal Seu Fi HICH LEVEL COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANCUACE USED: FORTRAN Boyan a: hey Ste teu Cte ns eee ees eke era Met raeelbasas vse ence Past MC TT ee FIRST COMPUTER CAME: Spacewar! (196: er ee ee) two-player game where two spaceships, affected by the gravity of a star, fire missiles, unaffected by gravity, at each other. Each Pee Lorn ee BE 200 man-hours Re an ee Russell EISNER rom spocewart “If hadn't done it, someone would've done somethi equally exciting, ifnot better, in pienent sic months, just pened to get there first.” (Russell, about Spacewar!) Oe a De ee sik eta Se gs! coin-operated} frcas sone eee FIRST COMPUTER VIRUS PROGRAMMER: FRED COHEN In 1983, Fred Cohen designed a Dee eee nia cl mi a eines The program was EEE meant CAC eRe eu) eed Cee aa aed ee erties ARPANET (Department of Defense network). Neihart ker aia) RO aise cae eur cod tear era) canes ect RCC Peace Cred olfer computer programming as.a_ major. Countries with expanding technology sectors Sera Si ag eter rena ness rhage $60,000 ARTE ane) STAT Sd SURAT

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