Introduction to the History of Computing
A Computing History Primer
Samenvatting
Tracing the story of computing from Babylonian counting boards to smartphones, this inspiring textbook provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of computing, together with discussion exercises to stimulate deeper investigation into this fascinating area. Features: provides chapter introductions, summaries, key topics, and review questions; includes an introduction to analogue and digital computers, and to the foundations of computing; examines the contributions of ancient civilisations to the field of computing; covers the first digital computers, and the earliest commercial computers, mainframes and minicomputers; describes the early development of the integrated circuit and the microprocessor; reviews the emergence of home computers; discusses the creation of the Internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the rise of social media; presents a short history of telecommunications, programming languages, operating systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and databases.
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<p>Computing in Early Civilizations</p>
<p>Foundations of Computing</p>
<p>The First Digital Computers</p>
<p>The First Commercial Computers</p>
<p>Early Commercial Computers and the Invention of the Transistor</p>
<p>The Invention of the Integrated Circuit and the Birth of Silicon Valley</p>
<p>The IBM System/360</p>
<p>Minicomputers and Later Mainframes</p>
<p>The Microprocessor Revolution</p>
<p>Home Computers</p>
<p>The IBM Personal Computer</p>
<p>A Short History of Telecommunications</p>
<p>The Internet Revolution</p>
The Smartphone and Social Media<p></p>
<p>History of Programming Languages</p>
<p>History of Operating Systems</p>
<p>History of Software Engineering</p>
<p>History of Artificial Intelligence</p>
<p>History of Databases</p>