History of Computer |The origin of the computer
History of Computer The word computer comes from the Greek word "compute". The word compute means to calculate. And the word computer means calculating machine. But now a computer can no longer be called just a calculating machine. A computer is a device that receives data and analyses and presents it through various processes. The appearance of the modern computer did not come in a day, this device was created through the testing of experts for ages. The abacus was used for calculations in China in about 3000 BC. It is from this Abacus that the idea of making the modern calculator is believed to have come. Counting was done by going round and round using some beads i.e. circles. The first idea of the computer originates from the ancient Abacus. 1. Abacus : An abacus was used to make a rectangular wooden or metal frame with beads running on some wires. By correctly plac...