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The history of computer science began long before the modern discipline of computer science, usually appearing in forms like mathematics or physics.Developments in previous centuries alluded to the discipline that we now know as computer science. [1]
An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard (mouse not shown). A personal computer, often referred to as a PC or simply computer, is a computer designed for individual use. [1]
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.Computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other.
Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 – April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer, who led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies.
Donald Ervin Knuth (/ k ə ˈ n uː θ / [3] kə-NOOTH; born January 10, 1938) is an American computer scientist and mathematician.He is a professor emeritus at Stanford University.
Alan Kay holding the mockup of his Dynabook concept in 2008. The history of the laptop follows closely behind the development of the personal computer itself. A "personal, portable information manipulator" was imagined by Alan Kay at Xerox PARC in 1968, [7] and described in his 1972 paper as the "Dynabook". [8]
Computer ethics is a part of practical philosophy concerned with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. [1]Margaret Anne Pierce, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at Georgia Southern University has categorized the ethical decisions related to computer technology and usage into three primary influences: [2]
CDC's first products were based on the machines designed at Engineering Research Associates (ERA), which Seymour Cray had been asked to update after moving to CDC. After an experimental machine known as the Little Character, [20] in 1960 they delivered the CDC 1604, one of the first commercial transistor-based computers, and one of the fastest machines on the market.