Von Neaumann and the Computer

Computer has been invented ages ago using the idea of abacus which for reason of calculation. Until today computer still developed to fulfill the will of new generation which want computer to have a simple function and faster in processing the information. It’s also important the style and size of the computer so that the costumer will satisfy with the appearance and size of the computer. Since World War 2 computer already develop its technology but the question asking from 1945.
Von Neaumann is the responsible person which designed the Electronic Discrete Variable automatic computer (EDVAC) in the year 1945 which having a memory that can hold both a stored program as well as data. Computer can be stopped at any point and then resumed using stored memory technique as well as conditional control transfer and computer programming more versatility through this development. The key element for his architecture is computer processing unit which allowed all computer functions to be coordinated through a single source. In 1951, UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) take advantage of this advance and predict the winner of the 1952 of US presidential election. That time characteristic of computer by the fact that operating instruction made to order for the specific task. Each computer has a different binary-coded program called a machine language that told it how to work. This made computer is difficult to program and limited its versatility and speed. Other distinctive features were the use of vacuum tubes and magnetic drums for data storage.
Invention of transistor in 1948 replaced the large cumbersome vacuum tube in televisions, radios and computer but only in 1956 transistor being placed in the computer. So it makes the size of comput...

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...the 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 processor. This processor keeps on increasing the value to 2.2 GHz and so on.
Instead of only focusing on the faster processor they also make the processor better such as Intel release the first desktop with dual core processor in 2005. The computer also developed from desktop to laptop then now to tablet PC. Microsoft was the first to introduce this tablet PC. Computer industry also keeps developing the graphic system for user to experience the picture almost similar to the reality. They make it keep it transform from 2-dimension (2D) to 3D and up until now it has increasing to 6D. User can buy the computer which is user friendly, come in many size and with better function. The community can buy the computer since nowadays it’s affordable to buy. Nowadays, education system also has been using the technology in the teaching as teaching aids.