Chapter 1 - A Brief History of Computing

• Learn why today almost everyone is a computer operator
• Learn about the predecessors of modern computer hardware and software
• Trace the development of computer hardware and software through several generations
• Learn that sometimes good ideas flop and bad ones survive
• Meet some interesting figures - some famous, some infamous, some wealthy, and some obscure
• See some issues facing modern computing
  

Homework

• Test yourself: 4, 13, 14
• Practice exercises: 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 20

Extras

• PowerPoint
• Test