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History of Computing and Software Systems by Alecs Pahayahay is a document available to read on EtoBox.
- Charles Babbage invented the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine in the 1800s, laying the foundations for modern computers. - The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes and punch cards. The ENIAC was an early example. The second generation used transistors while the third used integrated circuits. - High-level languages like COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, Pascal and C were developed from the 1950s-1980s to make programming easier. Mainframes and later workstations and supercomputers were widely use
- Author
- Alecs Pahayahay
- Language
- EN