Scavenger Hunt

  • Mar 29, 1387

    abacus

    abacus
    toolCalculating tool that was in use before the adoption of the written modern numeral system.
  • the analytical machine

     the analytical machine
    firstWorld's first general-purpose computer.
  • holes in cards

     holes in cards
    paper Is a piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications.
  • von Neumann architecture

    Describes a design architecture for an electronic digital computer with parts consisting of a processing unit containing an arithmetic logic unit.
  • ENIAC

    It was Turing-complete, digital, and could solve "a large class of numerical problems" through reprogramming.
  • UNIVAC

    Line of electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation.
  • high-level programming language

     high-level programming language
    A programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer.
  • UNIX operating system

    UNIX operating system
    Family Family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix.
  • Altair

    World's first personal computer ( PC ) to attract a substantial number of users.
  • Apple

    Apple
    apple Computer brand that has spread to producing phones and tablets.
  • CRAY-1

    The first supercomputer.
  • first electronic spreadsheet

    Computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form.
  • Macintosh

    AA personal computer created by Steve Jobs.
  • Windows

    Windows
    Graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems, each of which cater to a certain sector of the computing industry.
  • PC

    PC
    Personal computer that could be used for general purpose.