IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPUTER AS A TOOL FOR DATA PROCESSING
The Importance of the Computer as a Tool for Data Processing The computer is a very unique electronic device and… Read More »IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPUTER AS A TOOL FOR DATA PROCESSING
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The Importance of the Computer as a Tool for Data Processing The computer is a very unique electronic device and… Read More »IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPUTER AS A TOOL FOR DATA PROCESSING
Definition of Data Processing Data processing is the process of producing meaningful information by collecting all items of data together… Read More »DATA PROCESSING
Generations of Computers Generation of computers is the developmental stages that the computer has gone through. There are 5 generations of… Read More »Generations of Computers
JOHN VON NEUMANN’S MACHINE In 1945, mathematician John von Neumann undertook a study of computation that demonstrated that a computer… Read More »ELECTRONIC COUNTING DEVICES AND MODERN COMPUTER
Electro-mechanical Counting Devices JOSEPH JACQUARD’S LOOM The Jacquard machine is a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the… Read More »ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COUNTING DEVICES
Electro-mechanical Counting Devices These are counting devices that could be operated both electrically and mechanically. Electro-mechanical devices include the following:… Read More »HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
Mechanical Counting and Calculating Devices As a result of the disadvantages of the early counting devices, more advanced mechanical counting… Read More »MECHANICAL COUNTING AND CALCULATING DEVICES
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS: EARLY COUNTING DEVICES Definition and Examples of Early Counting Devices Early counting devices are devices that were used in… Read More »HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
MODERN METHODS OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION With modern inventions in communication, many ancient methods have been replaced with more efficient modern… Read More »MODERN METHODS OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION
Oral method This is one of the oldest methods of transmitting information. It is the era of our great grandfathers… Read More »ANCIENT METHODS OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION