NAME: NWOGU CHIKA

MAT.NO: 14/96032

DEPARTMENT: NURSING SCIENCE

LEVEL: 300L

COURSE CODE: NSC 326

COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER

ASSIGNMENT: TRACE THE HISTORY OF COMPUTER FROM

THE NEOLITHIC ERA TO THE ERA OF

MINIATURIZATION OF SYSTEM ELECTRONIC

COMPONENTS

LECTURER: PROF. OGBONNA J.U

DATE: 29TH MAY, 2017.

 The History of computer started from early simple devices to help in

calculation to modern day computers.

Before 20th Century, Calculations were done by humans.

As time go on, ABACUS one of the early mechanical tools to help

humans with digital calculation helped them. This abacus was called

calculating machines which is now called calculator.

The ABACUS model failed because of the data need of man-man lives

in a time location variant world in which its data needs changes over time

and space.

The simplification of the ABACUS failed, thus leading to the emergency

of higher other system.

Prof. Charles Babbage, a Prof. of Maths in Eembridge University

developed the difference engine called the analytical engine.

The first aids to computation were purely mechanical devices which

required the operator or set up the initial values of an elementary

anathematic operation later, computers represented numbers in a

continuous form a voltage members could be represented in form of digit.

 Computers and the integrated circuit caused digital computers to

largely replace analog computers.

Henry Jacquard, Charles Babbage Ada Bryon and Herman Hollerith

Contributed immensely in the history of computer.

There contribution helped others to realize and implement the idea

that the data upon which the algorithm operated could be stored in a

machine.

The first successful electronic computer was ENIAC which was first

used by two scientist John Mauchly and prosper Eckert.

In 1990s-2000s, Personal and mobile computers were found

everywhere in industrialized countries.

REFERENCES
Wikipedia

Introduction to computer and application by Prof. J.U.Ogbonna-2004.