Computing Hardware
The History
Tim Berners-Lee
During 1989 till 1991 , Tim developed The World Wide Web (WWW) and is known as the Father of the Internet.
He was born in 1955 in London. His parents were both mathematicians, they both worked on the Ferranti Mark I computer. Tim enjoyed electronics from a young age. He graduated Oxford University in 1976. At Oxford he made his first computer using a soldering iron, a old television and different electronic bits.
The Four Generations of Computers
The 1st Generation of Computers
The Info
The 2nd Generation of Computer
The Info
The 3rd Generation of Computer
The Info
The 4th Generation of Computer
The Info
Alan Turing
The future of computing - 5th Generation of Computer
The Info
Inputs And Outputs
Inputs of a computing device
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Touch Screen
- Game Controller
- TV Controller
Outputs of a computing device
- Monitor
- Printer
- Photo Copier
- Speakers
Hardware-Computer Components
A drive
The Info
A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices. Without drivers, the hardware you connect to your computer—for example, a video card or a webcam—will not work properly.
A monitor
The Info
A computer monitor is an electronic device that shows pictures. Monitors often look similar to televisions. The main difference between a monitor and a television is that a monitor does not have a television tuner to change channels. Monitors often have higher display resolution than televisions.
CPU's
The Info
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the part of a computer system that is commonly referred to as the "brains" of a computer. The CPU is also known as the processor or microprocessor. The CPU is responsible for executing a sequence of stored instructions called a program.
RAM/ROM
The Info
Motherboards
The Info
A motherboard (sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, planar board or logic board, or colloquially, a mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in computers and other expandable systems.