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History of the computer

History of the computer . By: Dylan Richardson. Timeline. 1970-Xerox opens Palo Alto research center. 1971-RCA sells its computer division . 1972-Hewlett Packard announces its hp-30. 1973-The Micril was invented. 1974-Xeroxes palo alto research center designed the Alto.

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History of the computer

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  1. History of the computer By: Dylan Richardson

  2. Timeline • 1970-Xerox opens Palo Alto research center. • 1971-RCA sells its computer division . • 1972-Hewlett Packard announces its hp-30. • 1973-The Micril was invented. • 1974-Xeroxes palo alto research center designed the Alto. • 1975-Xerox closes its computer division.

  3. Timeline • 1985-The Amiga 1000 is released. • 1995-Java is introduced. • 2001-Xbox is released. • 2002-Over 1 billion pc’s have been sold. • 2005-Ebay gets Skype. • 2006-Skype has over 100,000 users.

  4. Diagram

  5. CPU • CPU stands for central processing unit. It is almost like the brain of the computer.

  6. Video card • A video card is a expansion card that allow the computer to send graphical information to a video display like the monitor.

  7. RAM • RAM stands for random access memory. You can access any memory cell directly if you know the row and column it is on.

  8. Hard drive • It is a efficient computer memory device.

  9. CD-ROM • CD-ROM stands for compact disk read only memory.

  10. USB Port • USB stands for universal serial bus connector. It allows you to plug in mice, keyboards, and printers.

  11. PCI Card • PCI stands for peripheral component interconnect. PCI’s include stuff like network cards and sound cards.

  12. Motherboard • It allows all the parts of the computer to recieve power and communicate with each other.

  13. Power source • The power source for computers is electric.

  14. Sources • Howstuffworks.com • Computerhistory.org

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