History of Computers

If we look at historical flashback journey of each generation of computer development, that computer can be classified into 4 groups based on the equipment used to create a computer as data processing equipment, namely:

    Computers using manual equipment, the purpose of the computer here in accordance with the origin of the word is "to compute" by using data processing equipment is very simple to use hand held power tools such as the traditional count known as abacus
    Computers using mechanical equipment, ie a simple computing system using mechanical equipment that has been shaped and driven manually
    Electronic Mechanical Equipment: In this section the history of computers has been using mechanical equipment that moves automatically by using the principles of electronics and motors for the operator to control the operation
    Electronic equipment: Computer equipment where electronic data processing work as usual we meet at this time
History of First Generation Computers 1940 - 1959
In 1946 Dr. John Mauchly and Presper Eckert managed to create the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) and EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer) which is pertamadengan generation computers using vacuum tubes are in the process of embryo pengembangannnya as creating computer UNIVAC I (the first computer used for commercial data processing
History of Second Generation Computers (1959-1964)
Second generation computers emerged with using transistors and diodes to replace the use of vacuum tubes that make computers smaller sizes (mini computers). This second generation has known magnetic memory storage media and have used high-level languages ​​such as Cobol and Fortran languages ​​for interacting machines replace an elusive
History of the Third Generation Computers (1964-1990)
In the third generation of the smallest computer types have emerged and popular microcomputers such as the Apple II, IBM PC and Sinclair. In terms of size much smaller because Chip technology began to be used to replace the transistor as a computer program logic. Variannt other programming languages ​​have also emerged such as BASIC, Pascal, and PL / 1
History of Computers Fourth Generation (1990's)
Along with the development of chip technology that can be used to process and store the memory of the processing can be done more precisely, to the millions of bits per second. chip technology advances have led the development of computer history with the creation of a level higher Supercomputer
History of the Fifth Generation Computer
The fifth generation in the history of computer development is a dream of the future the computer at that time. It is expected that the computer can do more processing units that work together to accomplish more than one task at a time (multi-function and multi-tasking). Artificial intelligence / artificial kecerdasa is fully controlled by a computer to be a priority in this generation