Introduction of a computer

Computer is an electronic device than can receive a set of instructions or a program or

Any other information. It stores and processes the data, and produces the output.

Name of Device/ Year of invention Name of the Speciality

Machine invented inventor

Abacus 5000 yrs ago Ancient First manual device for adding
babylonians numbers.
Slide rule 1620 William Oughtred A device used by the engineers
to perform arithmetic
operations upto 1970s

Arithmetic Engine 1642 Blaise Pascal First mechanical device to do

arithmetic operations made with
Gears, wheels and dials

Difference Engine 1822 Charles Babbage A machine which calculated

successive difference of
expressions and evaluated
expressions like x2+5x+3.

Analytical Engine 1833 Charles Babbage The arrangement of units in this

machine (store, mill
control,input,output) is much
similar to the arrangement of
units in modern computers. But
this machine has failed to work.