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Group Activity 2 - It Activity - Milestone in Computer History
Group Activity 2 - It Activity - Milestone in Computer History
PREPARED BY:
Ma Christina A. Magbanua Sharly Mae R. Marigsa Mark Heinrich B. Paras Joanna Claire R. Villanueva
1800 1805
1809 1822
“Jacquard Loom”
The French weaver Joseph-Marie “Difference Engine”
Jacquard invented the Jacquard Loom,
an autonomous, programmable weaving “Punch Cards” “Rudimentary Telegraph” Charles Babbage, an English
mathematician and scientist,
machine that produces textiles with He carried on working, and he invented an Samuel Soemmerring invented the
creates a complex clockwork
intricately detailed patterns. The attachment that led to the term "Jacquard rudimentary telegraph in Bavaria in
calculator that can solve
Jacquard Loom is known as the loom" being used for any loom that made the year 1809. He employed 35 wires
equations and print the answers.
foundation of the contemporary use of it. With Jacquard's loom, any desired in water with gold electrodes. At the
It was a steam-powered
automatic loom and provided the pattern could be automatically created by other end, the quantity of gas
calculator meant to solve
impetus for the technical revolution in the controlling the cloth through a system of generated by electrolysis at 2,000 feet
logarithmic tables and other
textile industry interchangeable punch cards. away read the message.
number tables.
MILESTONE IN COMPUTER HISTORY
PREPARED BY:
Ma Christina A. Magbanua Sharly Mae R. Marigsa Mark Heinrich B. Paras Joanna Claire R. Villanueva
1834
1848 1853 1890
1893
1931 1936 1937
“Atanasoff-Berry
Computer (ABC)”
“Differential Analyzer” Iowa State University professor of
“Underwood Typewriter” “The Turing Machine”
physics and mathematics John
Vannevar Bush created and Turing machines are basic, abstract computing Vincent Atanasoff files a grant
Franz Xaver Wagner created the first constructed the Differential devices that Alan Turing initially defined. Their application to create the first
Underwood typewriter, which he Analyzer at the purpose is to assist in examining the boundaries computer that runs entirely on
applied for a patent on April 27, 1893 Massachusetts Institute of and extent of what may be calculated. The electricity without the need of
(U.S. Patent 523,698). The Technology (MIT), which is purpose of Turing's "automatic machines," was gears, cams, belts, or shafts.
Underwood typewriter's ability to see the first large-scale automated to compute real numbers. They are regarded as
the writing it was typing was its general-purpose mechanical one of the basic models of (theoretical)
greatest innovation. analog computer. The wheel computer science and computability nowadays.
and disc integrator served as His theories served as the foundation for the
the basis for Bush's concept. contemporary computer's main premise.
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PREPARED BY:
Ma Christina A. Magbanua Sharly Mae R. Marigsa Mark Heinrich B. Paras Joanna Claire R. Villanueva
“EDSAC”
Soon after the Second World War,
“Hewlett Packard” “ENIAC” a group led by the late Professor
“FORTRAN”
According to MIT, IBM
programmer John “Smaller desked -
Backus and his team 1957: IBM 205 size computers”
publish a paper RAMAC used “Computer chips” More than 200
describing their newly magnetic disks for programming
created FORTRAN Computer chips, invented by Jack Kilby and
external storage first. languages have been
programming Robert Noyce, enable high-speed
The computer offers created.
language, an acronym computers and enormous memory. The
semi-random access 1959: IBM introduces
for FORmula second generation of computer hardware
and storage capacity two smaller, desk-
TRANslation, an began with transistor-based computers.
similar to magnetic sized computers: the
efficient easy-to-use After his work, Kilby received the Physics
tape. IBM 1401 for business
programming Nobel Prize.
and the IBM 1620 for
language.
scientists.
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“First Compatible
“First Computer Computers”
Mouse” The number of computers
The first computer has grown to 18,000. Third-
mouse, invented by generation
computers featuring chip-based control are “DEC”
Douglas C. Engelbart
introduced. The first family of compatible Dr. John Kemeny of Dartmouth leads the
computers, the IBM system/360 computer development of the BASIC programming language.
merged the scientific and commercial sectors. 1965: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduces
1964: IBM coined the term "word processing" for the first minicomputer, the POP-8. The machine is
the first time with the introduction of its Magnetic used extensively as in interface for time-sharing
Tape/Selectric Typewriter (MT/ST). The MT/ST systems.
was the first reusable storage medium that HEALTHCARE in 1965: In the 1960's, certain healthcare
supported the editing of typed material without the institutions initiated the integration of patient care applications
need for retyping. into their computer systems. (Saba, Johnson, & Simpson,
1994).
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1968 1969
3
1970
“DRAM”
The newly formed Intel unveils the
1969: Under pressure from the industry, Intel 1103, the first Dynamic
IBM announces that some of its software Access Memory (DRAM) chip.
will be priced separately from the computer
hardware, allowing software firms to 1970: Fourth-generation computers, built
emerge in the industry. with chips that use LSI (large-scale
integration) arrive. While the chips used in
1965 contained up to 1,000 circuits, the
LSI chip contains as many as 15,000.
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1991 1992
1993 1994
1994 1995
1996 1997
1998 1999
2000's
2001's 2002's
2002's 2003's
“DVD Burners“
“Microsoft .NET
DVD burners begin to replace
strategy” CD burners (CD-RW)
For the average computer user
because DVD’s have 8 times
“Revamped Pentium
to create Hollywood-like A new environment for
the data storage of CD’s. 4 chip“ “Wireless Computer‘s
videos, Digital video cameras, developing and running
DVD burners, easy-to-use software applications Intel ships its revamped and devices“
video editing software, and featuring ease of Pentium 4 chip with the 0.13 Wireless computers and
improvements in storage development of Web-based micron processor and Hyper- devices, such as keyboards,
capabilities were created. services. Threading (HT) Technology, mouse devices, home
operating at speeds of 3.06 networks, and wireless
GHz. internet access points
become commonplace.
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2003's 2004's
“RIAA files
250 lawsuit“
“Microsoft The Recording Industry
“MySpace“
Office 2003" Association of America (RIAA)
“USB
files more than 250 lawsuits MySpace was founded and
Microsoft ships Office 2003, against individual computer eventually grew to 200 million Flash Drives“
the latest version of its flagship users who offer copyrighted users making it one of the USB flash drives become a
Office suits. More than 400 music over peer-to-peer more popular and successful cost-effective way to
million people in 175 nations networks. online social networks. transport data and
and 70 languages are using a information from one flash
version of Office. drive computer to another.
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2004's
2004's
2005's
“Youtube“
“Apple pocket-sized
YouTube, an online
iPod“ “Xbox 360“
community for video sharing,
Apple released the latest “ Microsoft Visual was founded. YouTube “801 Million Users“
version of its popular pocket- Studio 2005" Microsoft released the Xbox
includes content such as Spam, spyware, phishing,
sized iPod portable media 360,its latest game
Microsoft introduces Visual home videos, movie pharming, spim, and spit take
player. First it played songs, console.Features Include the
Studio 2005.The Product previews, and clips from center stage, along with
then photos, then podcasts, capability to play music,
includes Visual Basic, Visual television shows. In viruses, as major nuisances to
and now, in addition, up to 150 display photos,and network
C#, Visual J#, Visual C++,and November 2006,Google the 801 million computer users
hours of music videos and with computers and other
SQL Server. acquired YouTube. worldwide.
television shows on a 2.5" color Xbox gamers.
display. .
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2006's
2006's
2007's
“iPhone“ “VoIP“
“Youtube, Video
Apple introduced the iPhone
blogs/ blogs“ VoIP (Voice over Internet
and sold 270,000 phones in 2
Youtube, Video blogs/ blogs “Core 2 Quad” “Mac OS X Version Protocol) providers expand
days.
popularity grow usage to include Wi-Fi
Intel introduces its Core 2
10.5“
phones.
Quad - A four-core processor Apple releases its Mac OS X
made for dual-processor version 10.5 “Leopard”
server and desktop operating system that is
computers. available in a desktop version
and server version.
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2007's 2008's
“Cellphone“ “Windows
“Wi-Fi Hotspot“
Half of the world's population Server 2008“
Wi-Fi hotspots are popular in a uses cell phones. More and
variety of locations. People “Blue-ray Discs” “Microsoft Office Microsoft introduces Windows
more people are using a cell
bring their computers to Blu-ray Discs increase in phone in lieu of a landline in 2007“ Server 2008, the successor to
coffeehouses, fast food popularity, overcoming and their home. Windows Server 2003.
Microsoft releases Office
restaurants, or bookstores to replacing HD DVD in less than 2007. New features include
access the Internet wirelessly, one year. A Blu-ray Disc can the most significant update to
either free or for a small fee. store approximately 9 hours the user interface in more
of high-definition (HD) video than a decade, including the
on a 50 GB disc or introduction of the Ribbon,
approximately 23 hours of which replaces the toolbars in
standard-definition (SD) most of the programs, and the
video. capability to save documents
in XML and PDF formats.
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2008's
2008's 2009's
2009's
2010's 2004's
2010's 2011's
2011's 2012's
2012's
2012's
2012's 2013's
2013's
2013's 2014's
2017's 2018's
“World smallest
Computer“
On June 21, 2018, the “ Quantum Computer” “COVID- 19
University of Michigan
A team at Google became the first to demonstrate
Coronavirus“
announced the creation of the
quantum supremacy — creating a quantum computer In early February 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19
"world's smallest computer," an
that could feasibly outperform the most powerful coronavirus in China caused significant disruption to the
ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)
classical computer — albeit for a very specific problem worldwide technology industry. Google announced the temporary
Cortex-M0 microcontroller
with no practical real-world application. They described closure of all offices in mainland China, and all Apple stores in
measuring 0.3 mm on each
the computer, dubbed "Sycamore" in a paper in the China were closed indefinitely. Companies including Qualcomm,
side.
journal Nature that same year. Achieving quantum Nintendo, and Facebook Oculus announced major losses in
advantage – in which a quantum computer solves a production from its factories located in China. The Chinese
problem with real-world applications faster than the government reported a 50% decrease in smartphone sales. The
most powerful classical computer — is still a ways off. outbreak also demonstrated the digital divide around the world
for students and workers who were unable to work remotely.
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2020's 2021's
2021's 2015's
“553 million
Facebook Users“
On April 3, 2021, over 553 “ Microsoft Monthly “Youtube Shorts“
million Facebook users' Subscriptions”
information was posted online YouTube introduced “Facebook Meta“
Microsoft announced on July 14, YouTube Shorts in July 2021.
from a 2019 leak. The details Facebook announced it would
2021, its new monthly
included the users' full name, rebrand its company name to
subscription-based service called
location, birthday, e-mail Meta on October 28, 2021.
Windows 365. The service would
address, phone number, and
allow anyone with any device to
relationship status.
run Microsoft Windows through
the cloud.
MILESTONE IN COMPUTER HISTORY
2022's 2023's
“T-Mobile Security
Breach“ “CAIS“
On May 30, 2023, CAIS
In January, T-Mobile announced
it had a security breach with its
“GPT-4“ (Center for AI Safety)
OpenAI released GPT-4 released a statement from
“ 1st exascale Supercomputer” API (application programming
on March 15, 2023. OpenAI and DeepMind, Turing
interface) that allowed a hacker
The first exascale supercomputer, and the world's fastest, Award winners, and other AI
to obtain customer data for over
Frontier, went online at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing (artificial intelligence)
37 million accounts.
Facility (OLCF) in Tennessee. Built by Hewlett Packard researchers warning that their
Enterprise (HPE) at the cost of $600 million, Frontier uses nearly life's work on AI could
10,000 AMD EPYC 7453 64-core CPUs alongside nearly 40,000 potentially extinguish
AMD Radeon Instinct MI250X GPUs. This machine ushered in humanity.
the era of exascale computing, which refers to systems that can
reach more than one exaFLOP of power – used to measure the
performance of a system. Only one machine – Frontier – is
currently capable of reaching such levels of performance. It is
currently being used as a tool to aid scientific discovery.
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2023's