CIS3345:
Management Information Systems
Spring, 2015

Chapter 3 References
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Site: http://www.nos.org/htm/funda2.htm
  • Computer Organisation. This website explains the various operations that are performed between different parts of a computer. In addition you will find a simple and easy to understand graphic of the computer operations.
Site: http://www.stud.u-szeged.hu/Molnar.Csaba.3/csabika.htm
  • The Generations of Computers. This website gives a brief summary of the five generations of computers and their characteristics. Also explains when the first digital computer was created and how computers have developed and improved since then.
Site: http://www.microcenter.com/multimedia/Computer_Components_Low/intro_lowband.htm
  • the components of a computer. This web site is very educational and have very simple and concrete descriptions about the components of a computer.
  • the website is very interesting and informative. It shows the components of a computer in detail. The computer is made of hardware and software. Hardware are the physical parts software are the programs and the instruction commands.
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_capacity_measurements
  • Computer Capacity Measurements. Because this chapter had a lot of measurements i had a bit of trouble trying to figure them out, so I looked up for information and i got a very interesting page with all the measurements of computers.
  • this website provides with information on the binary units often used with computers such as a bit, a byte, kilobyte, megabyte, etc.
  • Everything you need to know about a computer will be found on this page
  • The article is very complete, it ahs good definitions and a very nice narration of the history of a computer
Site: http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/tm.asp?m=6335
  • What is Firmware? This website will explain what firmware is and what it is used for.
Site: http://www.basichardware.com/
  • Hardware Components. I found this website useful in better understanding the purpose of certain hardware components of a computer.
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_(sixth_generation)
  • History of video game consoles. This web page provides you with comparisons among between home consoles and videogames. .
  • Gives a very detailed description of all the hard ware that is in the computer
  • Gives a very detailed description of all the hardware that is in the computer from a to Z
  • Gives an overall general description of the components that help build and run you computer
  • It shows information about terabytes and has links and charts.
  • This web page provides very detailed information about computer hardwares.
  • I really like this article because it provides a lot interesting although not relevant information about Apple 1
  • A well written encyclopedic page on how computers were invented and the history of the computer. It lists many more references along with the page and goes back from the invention of the first computer to today's modern computer along with how the Computer works.
  • At this site you learn about the CPU otherwise known as the brain of the computer, and how a computer fan works in order to keep constant air flow.
  • This is a good website that will inform you on the binary system, it goes over the history, arithmetic, and the counting of the system. Overall its informative.
  • This is a good website that will inform you on the binary system, it goes over the history, arithmetic, and the counting of the system. Overall its informative.
  • This website contains alot of very useful information. Wikipedia has many articles that talk about knowledge creation.
  • Computers can be separated into software and hardware, wikipedia provides exceptional detail about the history of computers.
Site: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm
  • How Bits and Bytes Work. Generally, Howstuffworks.com summarizes stuff that you need to know pretty simply and effectively, in this case, they summarize bits and byte
Site: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations.asp
  • The five generation of computers. In this web site you can read about each generation and the developments that led to the current devices that we use today
  • Explains what is an optical disks and how much storage does it usually stores.
  • This website provides a simple, yet clear explanation of the five generations of computers
  • brief description about the basics of CPU
  • A storage medium from which data is read and to which it is written by lasers.
  • It describes what a computer is, the The two principal characteristics, and the general purpose of all the components.
  • This website is very usefull in breaking down the different types of generations of computers. It describes what major component of the computer was used, how they evolved over time and around the time each new break through was made.
Site: http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/articles/generations.htm
  • timeline of the Computer Generation, In my opinion this website its a really complete explanation of how computers developed over generations. It provides depht on the subject along with a very complete explanation of how each machine worked. It provides a broad view to us the students and much more understanding of how each technological advancement a breaktrough in such development.
  • This article emphasizes on the first 4 generations of computers. 1st Generation: 1946-1958 (The Vacuum Tube Years) 2nd Generation: 1959-1964 (The Era of the Transistor) 3rd Generation: 1965-1970 (Integrated Circuits - Miniaturizing the Computer) 4th Generation: 1971-Today (The Microprocessor)
  • This website describe very briefly the history and generations of computers with very good examples and pictures. i recommend this website because i understand better.
Site: http://www.devhardware.com
  • Hardware Reviews, Computer Hardware Reviews
    Useful web site that provides information on software, hardwar & computer systems.
Site: http://www.mcs.net
  • microcomputer systems kind of boring site informative only to the point of sales
Site: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blatanasoff_berry.htm/  
  • I enjoyed this article because it went into detail, explaining the purpose, reasoning, and design underlying the development of the ABC machine.
Site:http://www.beagle-ears.com/lars/engineer/comphist/ibm360.htm 
  • This website is interesting because it gives a brief introduction to the IBM 360 and the next generations.
Site:http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm
  • This site provides detailed information from the thirties into the mid eighties on the first series of computers and the machinery involved.
  • This website is great as it givces a timeline of the history of the computer. In addition, it provides individual links that expand the history at any point in time, elaborating on the happenings related to that period
  • A table with dates and names of inventions that brought the computer together
  • This is a nice time line that gives you all the computers and how they have been further developed throughout the years; If you want more information you can simply Google them individually
  • This website gives a timeline and descriptions of the history of computers from 1936 to 1985
  • Major milestones in computer history
Site:http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-computing-hardware 
  • This website talks about computing hardware since the early abacus, the first calculator, and the first computer. It is a great source for information.
Site:http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa060298.htm
  • This is an interesting article about the ENIAC
  • This website gave an in depth description of the history of the ENIAC
Site:http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm
  • this article is about where can you find bits and bytes. The bits and bytes are found in the RAM and hard disk of the computer. for example my computer has 250 gigabytes and that is the capacity that i have in my pc to store my information.
Site:http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ram2.htm 
  • This website explains the different types of RAM and how it works along with other parts of the computer. Check this site out and see what you can or may leartn from this site.
Site:http://kb.iu.edu/data/ackw.html
  • It's a university website containing all the calculation and other information.
Site:http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/ 
  • This is a very good website that has links to other websites. The links lead to information about old/obselete computer systems and hardware. A very interesting read. It also has old game consoles as well.
Site:http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hollerit.html
  • Interesting website giving background about Herman Hollerith.
Site:http://www.micro2000uk.co.uk/hardware_info.htm
  • This is like a computer course. You can understand a lot of meanings and it also has a glossary.
Site: http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_xtor.htm
  • a nifty site for those who want to know more about how a transistor works.
Site:http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm
  • This web sight gives a quick and practical time line on the history of the computer developement. It takes u through the different gerations to what it is now. it is amazing that in a realitivly short period of time the computer word has developed rapidly and is still contnously changing and evolving. We can all predict that in the near future lap tops and high end hand held devices will be history with new and inovating products on their way
Site:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/computer+hardware 
  • It has many definitions that we discussed in class, some of us might find it interesting to see these meanings from a different author, some of them are more understandable
Site:Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes… What Are They? 
  • This web site was very informative and I would recomend anybody who is intrested to visit and surf.
Site:http://www.millbury.k12.ma.us/hs/techrepair/gen.html
  • This site give a timeline describing the 5 generations of computers and their respective components and technology that drove them. You can really see a HUGE change from the primitive computer to the 5th generation computer.
Site:http://www.enervision-inc.com/Newsletters/February%202003/Organizational%20Efficiency.htm
  • this site talks about how in the past efficiency has not been a primary focus because because rate theory has allowed passing the current level of organizational efficiency (or lack of it) through to the end user-member and how organizational efficiency and effectiveness has just begun to open a new frontier
Site:http://www.ncte.ie/documents/advicesheets/01Whatisacomputer(June07).pdf 
  • It is a website that datails completely what is a computer and what is the necessary information that a person should need to know about it.
  • i liked the article because explains in detail how a computer works
Site:  http://www.ehow.com/information_1013-computer-hardware.html?ref=fuel
  • this website list the different categories in hardware
  • I liked this website a lot due to the fact that it's very detailed and helpful in the case you don't understand about computer hardware. The page is very organized and you will find your information on computer hardware.
Site:http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.director.sdk.doc/e_hardware_hardwarestatusfunctioninibmdirector.html 
  • it shows how the Hardware status is able to represent the status of any type of hardware;
Site:http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci212089,00.html 
  • This website explains what an extranet is and tells what companies can use an extranet for.
Site:  http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/articles/generations.htm
  • This page has the information of the generation of computers, also it shows some pictures of the computers.
Site:http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbillgates.htm 
  • This site lists several links that will provide relevant info concerning bill gates and his microsoft empire business.
Site:http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm 
  • This website provides a detailed timeline in regards to the history of computers. The down side is that it stops in the mid 80's.
Site:http://www.digitalgranite.com/education/computerbasics/computerhardware.html
  • This website provides a brief tutorial and description of the computer hardware components which are; the Keyboard, Monitor, Computer or CPU Box,Mouse, External Disk Drives, External Modem and the Printer
Site:http://www.bedford.lib.nh.us/Basics.htm 
  • Very easy to read web site, very simple illustrations.
Site:  http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm
  • Teh site is a timeline of copmuter history with hyperlinks articles about each point in the timeline. Well put together.
Site:http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm 
  • We can use bytes to express the mesure of hard disk capacity. There are many sizes like megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes.
Site:http://www.basichardware.com/ 
  • This website is designed to provide us a easy way to understand our hardware, and to find recommendations that can help us.
  • This site was designed to make choosing hardware components easy. They have tested all kinds of hardware, scoured through review after review, and discussed components and their performance with real-world users to find the best components to recommend. It's a helpfull website
  • This article was very informative in giving pointers in how to choose the best products for your computer. Even more impressive if you have any kind of trouble the author even gives you a source for troubleshooting. Very helpful article and recommend everyone reads it.
Site:http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/comphist/eniac-story.html 
  • This site provides a history of the ENIAC(the first computer.)\
  • Interesting story
  • In my personal opinion the ENIAC should have been credited with invention of the first computer not the "ABC" computer, because the ENIAC did not have any moving parts unlike the "ABC" computer.
  • This site explains the ENIAC's history very well. good source if you wanna learn more about its histor
  • This website provides for an extensive understanding of the ENIAC story and its history.
Site:http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/ENIAC.Richey.HTML 
  • Although there is plenty of information behind this webpage it still isnt very informative. it should be more webpage rather than school report.
Site: http://www.danbbs.dk/~erikoest/binary.htm
  • Heavily emplains the binary system in greater detail in reflection to chapter three
Site: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/ascii.html
  • Focuses on binary translation and how to depict ASCII codes in computer language. A very important and sometimes overlooked by those that use computers on a daily basis. Very much an eye opener on how computers use just 1's and 0's to reports billions of data processing. quite impressive.
Site: http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/ABC-Computer-1940.htm
  • Dr. John Atanasoff in 1939 received a grant of $650 to build a computer. This computer is designed to solving linear equations. The ABC computer was the first electronic digital computer.
  • This website gives a brief description on how and when the first real computer was introduced. It also explains all the components of the machine.
Site: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/
  • in this chapter we learn about the history of computer. i thought that this web page is perfect because it explains us how the computer and the company evolved.
  • Gives good research information on IBM.
Site: http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/letter/2004/el2004-19.html
  • The Federel Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides a brief oversight of the evolution the computer has had through the past decades. The description makes an emphasis of the impact the computer had on the workplace and wages.
Site: http://www.cedmagic.com/history/ibm-pc-5150.html
  • IBM came about the first personal computer. In May 1982, DEC Rainbow 100 was introduced and was one of the first dual processor mahcine in the market.
Site: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/when-was-the-first-computer-made.html
  • This web site gives a lengthy history of the birth of the computer and also has related articles...
  • It talks about ENIAC, how it worked and how it is considered the first computer, and it gives a description of the spects talking about the vacuum tubes the crystal diodes. It also mentions the Atanasoff-Berry which was also a contender to be considered the first computer and came about in 1946
Site: http://www.computerhistory.org/
  • This site gives a timeline on the development of computers and different technologies by year.
  • Gives insight into computer revolution and history. Talks about minicomputers, computers during the 1970's and 80's.
Site: http://www.piercefuller.com/library/ibm360.html?id=ibm360
  • This web page gives a brief explanation of this 3rd Generation computer called IBM 360 Series available from the lowest end to the most powerful computers those days.
Site: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070121162930AAvOO1g
  • I enjoyed this article because it provided me with information about uploading and downloading, this is information I did not know before. For example the article indicates that computers are designed to provide much better speed for downloading than uploading because most people spend more time downloading, so the computer's system is designed for faster downloading. Nevertheless, the article also recommends that if you feel you are getting slower download speeds than normal, there are websites that you can use to test your connection speed. Finally, I feel that this is good information to know since I spend a fairly good amount of time on my computer.
Site:  http://www.pbs.org/nerds/timeline/index.html
  • it is a website by pbs that shows the history of the computer in a timeline and if you click on a date, it goes into detail about the advancements of the computer on that time period.
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer
  • A supercomputer is a computer that is considered at the time of its introduction to be at the frontline in terms of processing capacity, particularly speed of calculation. The term "Super Computing" was first used by New York World newspaper in 1929[1] to refer to large custom-built tabulators that IBM had made for Columbia University
  • This article talks about the common uses of a supercomputer, the software and hardware designs, processing techniques and operating systems in enhances.
Site: http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/comphist/eniac-story.html
  • This site was very interesting. It outline the technical concepts underlying the development of the ENIAC.
  • Article by Mark H. Weik, talks about the world's first generation electronic digital computer which was developed by Army Ordanance to computer World War II ballistic firing talbes. Written in 1961.
Site: http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/
  • Very interesting
  • This web page gave alot of information of the first generation computers and also had a lot of interesting pictures.
  • This website has some key terms discussed in class.
  • This website shows pictures and good information about the first generation of computers. I loved this website because the pictures are amazing.
  • Shows a lot of pictures of the first computers, and information on how it started, where and by whom.
  • This website gives detailed information regarding the first generation computers
  • This webpage provides a large quantity of information on the way computers work. It also includes diagrams, definitions and great explanations on the basics of computers. Very informative.
Site: http://www.infohq.com/Computer/HardwarePredictions.htm#cpuout
  • The site is a little dated, but it does show us how computer hardware has changed in the last few years. They speak of the high price of cpu's with at least 1 ghz saying you may pay more for than $1,000 for a processor that has this speed. We all know now that this is no longer true, there is one thing we can count on in the future and that is technology cannot keep up with the evergrowing demand for faster cpu's.
Site: http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/history/fbrowser.html
  • This gives a brief history of the arrival of the first web browser and how the idea developed from the first online graphical user interface into the browsers that we are familiar with today
Site: http://whitecapcomputer.com/newsletter/articles/types%20of%20computer%20systems.htm
  • THis article showed me different types of computer systems and explained the different features each system could offer.
Site: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147116/nvidia_dumps_240_cores_in_new_graphics_processor.html
  • Nvidia on Monday announced a new graphics processor with 240 computing cores, giving PCs the horsepower needed to run three-dimensional games and scientific applications, which brings to games a new level of realism. A new way to improve computers.!
Site: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/computer.html
  • It describes the function of a computer and defines the basic definition of a computer. It contains a picture of its basic structure so easty to understand.
Site: http://forums.cisco.com/CertCom/game/binary_game_page.htm
  • Binary game that improves your ability to add up numbers for binary purposes.
Site: http://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/applications.php?application=thm-42c1671109b92
  • This site lists a collection of articles with historical content on the computer revolution (I would call it evolution). This information is categorized by computers historical value in business, education, entertainment/ gaming, graphics, military/aerospace, personal, and scientific. It lists the ENIAC, IBM, and the UNIVAC information. It includes additional resources and book listings.
Site: http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/computer1.html
  • Great visuals or early computers and also provides a date line of all computers that were available from 1937 to 1996
  • Pretty cool site- basically a timeline of the computer from it's conception where we're at today. Contains key points and pictures to give users a better understanding of how the computer has evolved over time.
Site:  http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/courses/CSCI1200-96/binary.html
  • no design. I did not like it.
Site:  http://www.sci-tech-today.com/perl/story/19162.html
  • very intresting, sometimes you might have trouble focusing when reading but still very good.
Site:  http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations.asp
  • I really liked the article because it gave simple and clear explanations and examples of how computers have progressed and evolved. Although reading about computer hardware information may be pretty dull at times, that wasn't the case this time. I found that this article was direct and to the point and made it easier to become more interested in the topic.
  • This is an excellent article in which the 5 different generations of computers are explained.
Site:  http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa060298.htm
  • This website relates the story of the evolution of the ENIAC computers, starting in 1946 when John Mauchly and J Presper Eckert developed the ENIAC I.It explains how the it used vacuum tubes instead of switches and that it was not a quick machine to re-program. Further details on UNIVAC and the shutting off of the ENIAC are disscused.
  • Provides additional information about the Eniac computer
Site:  http://trillian.randomstuff.org.uk/~stephen/history/timeline-GEN1.html
  • This site provides a descriptive timeline focusing on the first generation of computers. It tells the story of each one and provides detail.
  • The web page is only dedicated to the First Generations of Computers. It gives a great range of information in detail describing the steps if took for its complete completion. The web page also describes the physical features of the magnificent first computer ever made for a purpose. Moreover, the first generations computer had like a purpose to calculate controlled calculations.
Site:  http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/History/
  • the website provides all kinds of information such as; hardware, internet, programming, software, and many more
Site:  http://www.millbury.k12.ma.us/hs/techrepair/gen.html
  • I like the website it has a timeline of the history of computers. It gives you the processor speed, transitors and it tell for what it was used. Has some pictures which are always a plus. The only bad thing about the website is that the timeline ends in 1999 and that some links that are at the end of the web page don't work anymore
Site:  http://videos.howstuffworks.com/computer
  • Videos that inform how a computer works
Site:  http://www.cad.com.mx/generaciones_de_las_computadoras.htm
  • this issue was long but very interesting. because in it I learned as were the first computers and how they were evolving to be what they are today
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer
  • The site explains in detail everything about a supercomputer.
Site:  http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/comphist/eniac-story.html
  • It provides more in detail about the origin of the Eniac.
  • We've come a long way since the creation of this machine. Article shared a bit more insight on the ENIAC. Interesting.
Site:  http://www.tech-faq.com/external-hard-drive.shtml
  • This article gives you alot of information on external hard drive. It gives you the different types of interfaces that external can be connected to. As well with a brief description of the interfaces.
Site:  http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html
  • If you want to know more of the history of computers this website provides a compilation of many links about the history of computers
  • This site is so intersting because it talk about evything what we saw in this chapter. S o i think it could be a very good reference
Site:  http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577755/Hardware_(computer).html
  • it gives understandable and short defenetions of the main points.
  • This website link from Encarta encyclopedia describes the different types of computer hardware organized by function (input, output, and storage hardware) and also explains the hardware connections (internal and external connections.)
Site:  http://www.essortment.com/all/supercomputersw_ppk.htm
  • This website gives a good explanation about how supercomputers work and describes the two main functions that helps them process information so quickly.
Site:  http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations.asp
  • The web site talks about how each generation and the developments that led to the current devices that we use today. It explains what optical disks are and how much storage it usually stores. It also includes an explanation of the five generations of computers and gives a brief description about the basics of CPU. A storage medium from which data is read and to which it is written by lasers. It describes what a computer is, two principal characteristics, and the general purpose of all the components.
  • This article is well informed and I believe it is a good reference because it goes through the 5 generations of computers. It explains the major development of the generation as well as the era of the generation. It also describes what the development did and the components of the computer and how it worked.
Site:  http://www.willamette.edu/~gorr/classes/cs130/lectures/history.htm
  • Nice, concise timeline of the early attempts at what we would call computers.
Site:  http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/ABC/
  • This website show a picture of the ABC computer.
Site:  http://www.millbury.k12.ma.us/~hs/techrepair/gen.html
  • In this website you can find the computer generation time line with all the information for each computer generation.
Site:  http://www.cs.sun.ac.za/~museum/gen4.html
  • Reinforces what was heard in lecture. Provides good pics. Overall good information.
Site:  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008184349_msftcray170.html
  • I had not heard the term gigaflop in the lecture or either seen it in the slides> according to the article, " One gigaflop is a billion floating-point operations per second. In 1991, Cray had a supercomputer that could hit 10 gigaflops at a cost of $40 million.
Site:  http://www.bedford.lib.nh.us/Basics.htm#sh
  • This site gives you straight forward definitions of the main concepts
Site:  http://www.nos.org/htm/funda2.htm
  • Thorough and informative. It is a online class of computer science
Site:  http://www.coolnerds.com/Newbies/Hardware/hardware.htm
  • I think for people that dont know much about just a basic computer that they can learn alot of the basic stuff they should know about a computer. It is very clear when telling you the basic functions about the different parts of the computer that are always being used when the system is running.
  • Easy to read and understand a break down of computer hardware. Clear pictures
  • This site did a good job of explaining each part of a computer in simple terms
  • it shows every part of the hardware with their names..
  • This was an easy and very descriptive article on computer hardware which was described as the parts of the computer that can actually be seen and touched. It gave detailed examples and pictures of many different parts considered hardware such as a hard disk, the mouse, or the computer itself.
  • its a great website to understand, what is Computer Hardware?
  • The page explains every part of hardware and what it does.
  • This website has a very good explanation of what a is computer hardware.
  • This is a good reference because explain perfect what is Hardware and show us a differents pictures of the computers and the parts of the computers that are pretty basic.
Site:  http://www.vyomworld.com/resources/hardware/motherboard.asp
  • This website gives good information about the motherboard, and can give you good details about it if you do not know what it is.
Site:  http://www.vintage-computer.com/altair8800.shtml
  • This webpage shows information about the MITS Altair 8800, and others.. it has really good pictures of the outside and inside of the MITS Altair 8800.. cool page
Site:  http://www.geocities.com/cfleri/contents.html
  • This website gives an excellent explanation of the central processing unit.
Site:  http://www.computerhope.com/history/
  • It was interesting, it gave a well a timeline of computers and how it has evolved and improved since the beginning, it is a site that gives links to articles about computers and breaking news that has happened from a world wide network of new stations.
  • Very neat website. Breaks down the information to the first programmable computer, to the first digital computer and even the first personal computer.
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_(sixth_generation)
  • This site mainly talked about and compares all the video game consoles since the first generation.
Site:  http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/
  • I liked this site because it had more detailed information on what the First Generation computers were and details on what they had and how they were made. It also contains information on what parts these comptuers have to keep them running and everything necessary to run a computer back in those times.
  • back in the days there were several possibilities to store information, electrostatic storage tubes, acoustic delay lines (mercury or nickel), magnetic drums (and disks?), and magnetic core storage. it was a complex, huge and expensive machine.
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU
  • I am not to IT savy, so I wanted a good definition of some of the terms in plain english. This works out well...
Site:  http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/comphist/eniac-story.html
  • This site goes into major information about the first ENIAC. The information from the slides agrees and coincides with this site, except it's much more detailed on this web site.
Site:  http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-optical-disk.htm
  • The website is very brief. It just gives you a simple definition of what an optical disk is.
  • what it is and why was is named like that.
Site:  http://www.intel.com/products/server/processors/index.htm?cid=cim:ggl|cray_us_cray|kBCF1|s
  • I wanted to learn more about "super computers" unfortunately this website was too technical and not good for the layman such as myself
Site:  http://www.zpub.com/un/bill/
  • I picked Bill Gates because I consider him as one of the most intelligent and now powerful men, this url is about his life, it also mentions when he was arrested! Check it out.
Site:  http://www.cleverace.com/main_computer_components.htm
  • this site talks about the main components that make a computer work. Its not long and the information is clear and easy to understand.
Site:  http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/timeline.html
  • This website had some basic information of the many stages of computers. I found it interesting to look at the different models of computers that lead up to the computer that we are familiar with.
Site:  http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~kguinee/Thesis/Computer.html
  • This website is helpful because it explains the development of the computer. It covers the first, second, third, and fourth generations of computers. I found this website very interesting.
Site:  http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125787/firgen.htm
  • This website describes all the generations of the computers. It talks about the first generation ENIAC through the fifth generation about the Artificial Intelligence. This website is really unique and helpful.
Site:  http://www.vikingwaters.com/htmlpages/MFHistory.htm
  • This site basically just gives us a detailed timeline on how mainframe computer systems came about. It is a good source if you need to know how they came about, but not if you need to know what they are. In all, this site is a pretty good source.
Site:  http://www.howstuffworks.com/laser-printer.htm
  • This website covers the topic on how a laser printer works. Its a good article because you learn the path a laser printer takes in order to print a words or characters on a paper.
Site:  http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Opinions/Breaking-Windows-with-Apples/
  • This is an excellent article about the operating systems out in the market; and why we need to understand and be aware of the capabilities of our pc in order to use one of these options. “Many people expected to be able to buy Vista, throw it onto their five-year-old PC and get Aero and all the features of Vista running as fast as XP did on their machine”. For this reason we need to learn the capabilities of our pc and then choose the alternative that fits better.
Site:  http://www.grassrootsdesign.com/intro/hardware.php
  • the article is very interesting and it provides a lot of information regarding computer hardware.
Site:  http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Computers/first.htm
  • Governments decided to develop computers with the beginning of the WWII for strategic importance. This website explains how the first invention came through and in which it increased technology development.
Site:   http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid183_gci212127,00.html
  • A great site for information technology; careers, info, and software.
  • just talks about firmware
Site:   http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-hardware-channel.htm
  • It ranges from a lot of things it explains the new products that are coming out and how they work.
Site:  http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/bio.mspx
  • This sites provides information about Bill Gates and the Microsoft Corporation. It also talks about how Bill Gates is slowly moving away from working daily with Microsoft and is beginning to spend time on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • As a Harvard dropout Bill Gates has achieved much success. This is his official biography therefore does go into great detail of how he began programming computers since the age of 13. His corporation had a revenue of $51.12 in 2007, employeeing 78000 people in 105 countries and regions.
Site:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_hardware
  • A typical computer consists of a case and the following parts: motherboard, CPU,RAM and Firmware.
  • excellent deffinition and in depht reference
  • All the components and performances were found and described on the website. Very detailed
  • This website is very interesting because it describes very well what is a hardware. Also, there is an image about the Hardware of a Personal Computer, and it shows all the parts it has. It has additional information about motherboard, Power supply, the Internal storage and Other peripherals.
  • This website has a very good explanation about what is a hardware, what are its components and how does it work.
  • This web page is very helpfull to understand each component of a computer. This page describes in detail each and every component within the computer that is considered "hardware".
Site:  http://www.cs.sun.ac.za/~museum/gen4.html
  • Very informative. It had many details and photos of a integrated circuits.
Site:  http://www.coolnerds.com/Newbies/Hardware/hardware.htm
  • This website provides a detailed definition of what harware is. Furthermore it goes into great detail about all the different components and programs available on the hardware of a computer.
Site:  http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-8-2006-98605.asp
  • this website gave a brief overview and basic definitions about some computer hardware. It was informative and very easy to figure out the meaning. the answers were straight out, it didn't take me very long to find out the meanings and examples of various products.
  • it gives a definition on computer hardware and the different types of computer hardware including their definition as well... the page contains different links to different computer related programs definitions
Site:  http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125787/firgen.htm
  • This has a little bit of history on every generation of computer. Most of it is pretty similar to our textbook info, but still some new interesting info on this page.
Site:   http://www.transhumanist.com/volume1/moravec.htm
  • The website talks about the performance of computers compared to that of the human mind. It mentions that machines tend to improve at the same pace that AI researchers get access to quicker hardware.
Site:  http://www.thocp.net/hardware/supercomputers.htm
  • This article gives some interesting information on supercomputers. It could be more informative though.
Site:  http://www.cs.ucd.ie/staff/jcarthy/home/CourseNotes/History%20%20+%20chips.pdf
  • It is a chronological report describing the history and computer major components through time.
Site:  http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations.asp
  • Very interesting and informative site
Site:  http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml
  • the internet site gives the history of the internet and how it was used during wwwII and how it has evolved
Site:   http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6519659.html
  • I think the article is helpful and educative.
Site:  http://www.pcsndreams.com/Pages/Articles/BasicHardware.htm
  • This site talks about hardware, and at the end talks about Vista and it hardware uses/requirements.
Site:   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1118384,00.html
  • This article talks about Apple and how they design and develop their own Hardware as well as what are the benfits from doing so.
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800
  • Brief article on the Altair 8800 microcomputer.
  • This was a very informative site with lots of history and details.
Site:  http://www.digitalgranite.com/education/computerbasics/computerhardware.html
  • Explanations of Computer hardware and components. ... DIY Computers - Computer hardware components, peripherals, software and systems
Site:  http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml#Origins
  • Learned the origins of the Internet by the ideas of DARPA
Site:  http://www.coolnerds.com/Newbies/Hardware/hardware.htm
  • it is a good page. just to know the basics.
Site:  http://www.touchscreens.com/intro-anatomy.html
  • Great website. Gives a summary of how a touchscreen device works, the benefits of it, and its uses. A basic touchscreen has three main components: a touch sensor, a controller, and a software driver. The touchscreen is an input device, so it needs to be combined with a display and a PC or other device to make a complete touch input system.
Site:  http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question543.htm
  • Describes what a computer is and the different types of computer systems that make it operate all the different comands.
Site:  http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/tm.asp?m=6335
  • this just tells you what firmware is and it's use... pretty straight forward...
Site:  http://www.coolnerds.com/Newbies/Hardware/hardware.htm
  • I liked this web page very much. It explains all the parts of a computer in simple way, they do not use hard technical vocabulary which is many times difficult to understand.
Site:  http://reviews.cnet.com/peripherals/?tag=hdr;snav
  • In this site you can get a good picture of what computer peripherals are.
Site:  http://www.osdata.com/system/physical/basics.htm
  • The website is another great reference for the internal components of computer hardware. There is a great selection of vocabulary that breaks down numerous variables of the computer components.
Site:  http://www.cnet.com/
  • Lots of useful product information
Site:  http://oldcomputers.net/osborne.html
  • This website helped me understand the different types of computers there have been in history in a timely manner, since in class I was confused which came when. This website gave me a brief description of each such as the MITS from albuquerque and also completes its tasks givins the viewer pictures of these computers. Very helpful
Site:  http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/
  • It is a very complete website that will enhance your knowledge about the first generation of computers and will help you understand how far we have advanced in terms of technology
Site:  http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/computer1.html
  • This website talks about computers and how they came about. It gives you explicit details such as the name of the first computer designer, John V. Atanasoff in 1937. This article provides you with information that pretty much reinforces what we have learned in class.
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z3
  • All you ever wanted to know about the Z3 computer created by Konrad Zuse's
Site:  http://www.analytictech.com/mb021/orgtheory.htm
  • Good article of the factors that contribute to organizational theory
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC 
  • The ENIAC was designed by John Mauchly and J Presper Eckert of the University of Pensylvania. It purpose was to calculate artillery firing tables for the US Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory
  • Describes the very first computer, the ENIAC. I like this site becuase of the whole history and extensive explination of how it operated and what was the effect of it.
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_hardware
  • An excellent reference about history of computer hardware
  • It was fun & very exciting
Site:  http://www.infosyssec.net/infosyssec/security/comphard.htm  
  • This page had all the important basics one needs to know about computer hardware.
  • Basic computer hardware information. From beginning till the most recent. Inside look of all equipment of a computer.
  • really interesting it maybe long but it explains very well as you click on each link on the website.
  • This website has all the basic information of computer hardware
Site:  http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa050898.htm 
  • A good history of the ABC machine.
  • It is interesting that John Atanasoff was willing to share the credit with Presper Eckert and John Mauchly for inventing the first electronic computer.
Site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_hardware#Typical_PC_hardware
  • This website gives detailed information to this specific topic.
Site: http://www.learnabouthistory.com/history-of-computers.php
  • This website gives a small synopsis as to how computers have evolved over time. It is a good website because it keeps everything short and to the point, good for grasping a quick knowledge of how computers have evolved.
Site: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-supercomp.html
  • Just a little info about supercomputers, their uses, and some examples of supercomputers around the world.
Site: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/emergingtech/0,1000000183,39280735,00.htm
  • Article briefly describes emerging technology developed by reserchers at IBM who are atempting to use organic compounds to store data in order to further assist in the development of smaller and smaller processors.
Site: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/physical_science/basic_tools/supercomputers.html
  • This website really goes into detail about what is a supercomputer and what it is used for
Site: http://www.jimprice.com/jim-asc.shtml
  • The website provides a great understanding of the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The chart explains the codes, the chart is well made.
  • This article contains the charts, codes, a question and answer and other useful resources to understand the ascii.
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system
  • I thought it was going to be more easy for me to understand binary numbers but I'm more confused now!
Site: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125787/thigen.htm
  • It is a brief history on the 3rd generation of the computer. It is not the most educational, but it gets to the point.
Site: http://www.asciitable.com/
  • i forgot about this but now i remembered again this is a really cool webpage
  • This site was quite confusing for me. Such reason is because it includes the table that shows ASCII codes. The ASCII code is the numerical representation of a character because computers can only understand numbers.
Site: http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/characcodehist.html
  • Lot of histori, very interesting but it was a long article
Site: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/technology/30pen.html?_r=1
  • Interesting article on how pen based technology is getting bigger and better according to an entrapenaur's invention.
Site: http://computer-history.info/Page4.dir/pages/Univac.dir/index.html
  • This is a good and detailed article concerning the 1st generation computer.
Site: http://www.wizbit.net/cd-dvd_production_faqs_what_is_a_byte.htm
  • The site was ok. Basically described or elaborated what a byte is
Site: http://www.micro2000.co.uk/hardware_info.htm
  • I liked this web site because it shows detailed and easy to understand information about a computer and its parts. What I liked the most is that it has pictures, which makes it easier to identify the parts.
  • In the site it explains how a computer has four different types of functions which are input, processing, storage, and output and how they each work in order to create the computer system.
Site: http://www.math.grin.edu/~rebelsky/Courses/152/97F/Readings/student-binary.html
  • This site explains binary numbers then shows how to add and subtract them. This is a good resource for anyone who needs a deeper understanding of binary numbers.
  • Give a rundown of the binary system, helpful in getting a better understanding in binary vocabulary
  • It is a good guide about the binary system, it is easy to understand.
  • This site teaches you the basics of binary such as:Reading it, addition, subtration, multiplication, division, and converting from binary to decimal, or decimal to binary
Site: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/motherboard.htm
  • This website provide me with the information on how the motherboard works, and how is one of the most important pieces of a computer
Site: http://www.ascii.com/
  • This websites provides the foundations of the ASCII and how its currently used to provide resellers with to grow in their business through a variety of software programs. It shows real life examples of how the ASCII is used, lively pictures of real people, and the history and foundation of ASCII.
Site: http://www.bellevuelinux.org/ascii.html
  • a nice little summary of the ascii code history and gives explanation of codes bytes and bits lack of charts and visual examples though but other wise pretty straight forward
Site: http://www.harrison.k12.ky.us/hcms/Types%20of%20Computer%20Software.htm
  • This website help me to understand to a greater extend the types of computer software
Site: http://library.thinkquest.org/3114/binary.html
  • They binary number system is described very well on this site. It's interesting to know that a computer functions with the manipulation of numbers.
Site: http://www.snpx.com/cgi-bin/infosyssec.cgi?target=chapter01.htm
  • Is amazing how big and powerfull the new computers are, the size is no a problem anymore, today you can storage alot of information in a very small space.
Site: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2009/tc2009016_713053.htm?
  • This article about netbooks is very exciting. These stripped down netbooks will provide internet access to more people, and begin to span the digital divide that exist in the the U.S.
Site: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4DKUS_enUS259US259&oi=definer&q=define:ibm+personal+computer/at&defl=en
  • computers have become a necesity in todays world, for personal and business use
Site:  http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/computer+hardware
  • It was full of information
Site: www.ushistory.org/oddities/eniac.htm
  • This website basically narates the historical impact of the ENIAC, that was developed by the University of Pennsylvania in 1946, and was sometimes called the mathematical brain by the University because of its ability to solve mathematical problems precisely and quickly. The website also poses the issue of the ENIAC not being credited as the first all electrical computer. The ENIAC project was undertaken during World War II as an application for the military to gain a better hold of computations that were necessary for strategic defense purposes and also as a response to German forces who were also working on their own computation machines. The website is very good at providing the technical information in terms that are understandable to people who are not expertly trained in the computer field
Site: http://www.zebracomputers.co.uk/computer-hardware-a-history-c1378.html
  • Gives a brief history of computer hardware, including a timeline and definitions of some common hardware terms
  • The site showed a time-line of when the first computer hardware was developed, then goes on to describe the technology after the 1970's. Interesting but not really a great useful website for someone who is looking for real in depth information
Site:  http://www.kerryr.net/pioneers/binary.htm
  • The article talks about the first computers using the binary system. It is interesting that even though we have advanced so much in computers we are essentially still using the same system of 1 and 0.
Site: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/history_intro.html
  • I think this page is very important because it talks about the history of IBM. Because after all IBM is the pioneer of computers.
Site: http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Bill_Gates.htm
  • Brief Bill gates Biography abd interesting details in the technology world
Site: http://www.top500.org/
  • Here you can find the ranking of supercomputers, and the latest innovations of supercomputers.
Site: http://www.geocities.com/cfleri/intro.html
  • Gets straight to the point and informs on what a Central Processing Unit is.
Site: http://weblog.infoworld.com/editor/archives/2009/01/notes_from_the.html
  • Detail advances in "Net Books" both hardware and software wise. Due to the rise in the popularity and versatility of these "Net Books" in the business environment it is a crucial topic for business students.
Site: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/inside-computer.htm
  • The site explains the basics of what is in a typical computer as far as hardware components go
Site: www.nos.org/html/funda2.htm
  • The process components are not as difficult as the seemed to be. Now I don't feel as ignorant.
Site: http://dhillman.com/theplace/comparch/2cpu.htm
  • The site gives some basic examples of CPU's
Site: http://www.galaxiki.org/web/main/_blog/all/build-your-own-nasa-apollo-landing-computer-no-kidding.shtml
  • I had the opportunity to attend "The Real Space Cowboys" speech when they were here in El Paso and I remember being struck by the computer that aided the Apollo astronauts. I specifically recall one gentlemen saying that the IPODs we have today have more capacity than the computer they went into space with at the time. "It was the first computer to use integrated circuits (ICs), running at 1 Mhz it offered four 16-bit registers, 4K words of RAM and 32K words of ROM. The AGC mutlitasking operating system was called the EXEC, it was capable of executing up to 8 jobs at a time." This really shows how far computers have come and is great food for thought.
Site: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/SUPERCOM.Calle.HTML
  • An interesting story about the history of supercomputers
Site: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/generations.html
  • talks about the first 3 generations of computers first we had computers with vacuum tubes then transistors and finally integrated circuits in the third generation
Site: http://support.wedohosting.com/dns-topics/what-is-dns-server.htm
  • explains in simple terminology what a server is
Site: http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1274500
  • This is supposed to be the most advanced phone in existence.It comes with 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory and there is additional memory available for sale.It has a variety of functions; it is a phone, digital camera, video camera, music player, and it is also internet capable. As computers evolve all hardware devices are now integrated with them.
Site: http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/ABC/Articles/First-computer.html
  • This website offers more details about the first computer
Site: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/optical_disk.html
  • Anything that is read by or written on with a laser is a type of optical disk.
Site: http://www.usbyte.com/common/binary_system.htm
  • In depth description of binary system
Site: http://www.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm/printable
  • This website goes into detail about the differences about bits and bytes. It also shows you how to count bits and bytes.
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte
  • This website provides the definition of a byte. It also has some of the different measurements for other computer realted subjects.
Site: http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?board=5.0
  • very helpful
Site: http://www.roubaixinteractive.com/PlayGround/Binary_Conversion/Binary_To_Text.asp
  • You can either enter the binary code or the characters and it will convert it into words or bynary code (hi = 0110100001101001)
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer
  • I though this website was really interesting and complete by first giving the reader a brief definition of what microcomputer is and also giving the general characteristics of this type of computers. Also it explanins the origins of this computers and explain how the earliest models use to be and how they evolve. Finally this website also gives extensive feedback of microcomputer history.
Site: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/pda.htm   
  • I had no idea that PDA's were referenced to handheld devices, Blackberry, etc. I really didn't know that. I found the article facinating on all they can do and to this day really impressed by technology. If I could afford one I sure would get one. Pretty neat.
Site: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/pc-hardware-faq/
  • For those more interested in computer hardware
Site: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-computer.htm
  • this article talks about what a computer is and what it does. it also talks about how computers are a growing technology
Site: http://www.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm
  • This website talks about what an operating system is,the functions and the types of operating systems.
Site: http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/HistoryPt2.htm
  • This is a wonderful site it explains the story of how computers evolved over time. It goes way back in time and shows pretty cool pictures about how computers looked back in the times. Good page!!!!
Site: http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/History.htm
  • this is a great site, it even provides pictures to help the reader understand the history of computers and how the different parts of the of computer have evolved
  • An illustrated time line
Site: http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~dmoore/IntroBasicWebDesign/cpu.htm
  • goes a little bit more in depth about CPUs and how they work. also gives a picture to better understand how its designed and how it works.
Site: http://www.answers.com/topic/firmware#Dental_Dictionary_ans
  • good description of firmware
Site:  http://eup.k12.mi.us/~jpage/Comp_Hardware/comp_hardware.html
  • Hardware is the physical equipment of the computer system. Terminals, keyboard, disk drives, tape drives, printers, and the computer's brain.The central processing unit and all hardware. There are three basic operations. The whole point of computer hardware is to make possible three basic operations: Input, Processing and Storage, and Output. In addition hardware devices that attach to a computer are called peripherals. The CPU in a microcomputer is called a microprocessor. The CPU also has two different sections. One section is the control unit, the second section of the CPU is the arithmetic logic unit, or ALU. Many inputs and peripherals can be hooked up to the computer, the basic ones being: modem, keyboard, mouse, and printer. This article is a good introduction to computer hardware and the definitions needed to be learned to understand what is being stated. Overall, a good lesson.
Site: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/724174
  • It talks about the first computer came in the mid twenth century between 1940-1945, and early the electronic computer were the sized of a large room consuming a lot of power. Also with the time the computers became more sophisticated, smaller and with more power on it.
Site: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/pda1.htm
  • This site is very informative and shows how the pdas work and what they can offer.
Site: http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/mits_altair_8800.html
  • This is just a little more information on the Altair 8800.
Site: http://www.sevensandnines.jp/website1/1.0.1.0/24/2/index.php?item=cms_6-s1/5&group=cms_6_grp-s1/11
  • Detailed important information about the performance.
Site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
  • this site is a radio website but not any it is an station from the United kingdom very good music plays here.
Site: http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/binary-numbers.htm
  • Gives a overview of the binary numbers and even operation using them. Very interesting website.
Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII
  • Reaaly easy to find practically any kind of information
Site:  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/AMALL
  • This small history on punchcards expands a bit more then we did in class. Electronic plates and its connection to IBM. It is sort of interesting because as we all know now punchcards became infumous.
Site: http://www.shazsoftware.com/processors.htm
  • this site provides some basic information on the central proccesing unit(cpu)and it objective to direct programs inorder to meet its tasks.
Site: http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/faculty/wolfe/book/Readings/Reading04.htm
  • This articles goes into detail about how the CPU works and the connection it has with a computers memory. While the article may go into a bit more information then is needed for this class, I found that the information was none the less helpful. The site also has some good diagrams.
Site: http://tdi.uregina.ca/~complit/comphist.htm
  • This site gives a brief evaluation of the history of computers.
Site: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/tour/html_anglais/cosc/museum/histoire_info_3.html
  • it briefly talks about the second generation computers, it describes the different languages used for these computers and their evolution
Site: http://www.startupgallery.org/
  • The Startup Gallery was started by the co-founder of Microsoft, Paul G. Allen in Albuquerque NM. It is a museum that is dedicated to the microcomputer. It provides the history, artifacts, a multimedia theatre, and many other interesting facts about the revolution of the microcomputer.
Site: http://tandemtables.com/database/tables/basics/BYTES_EASY.html
  • This website explains about bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes in a way that you can understand about them better.
Site: http://kb.iu.edu/data/aesx.html
  • This short educational article explains what a LAN is and its function. Examples are well explained and easy to understand.
Site: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP3145.html
  • Article about this 4th generation computer.
  • Information on the microprocessor, developed in 1969 by Intel.
Site: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/b/benveniste/lecture1/sld001.htm
  • explains CPU's
Site: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm
  • This article explains the issue that existed between the ABC Machine and the ENIAC as far as to which one of them was going to be declared the 1st computer invented. Interesting!
Site: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/History/
  • This website focuses on the early years of Microsoft.
Site: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=30-years-of-apple-&method=full&objectid=18350861&siteid=94762-name_page.html
  • This is a brief history about Apple Inc. and some of its accomplishments throughout the years.
Site: http://www.csci.csusb.edu/dick/samples/comp.text.ASCII.html
  • Provides a better definition and characters
Site: http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/csirac/default.htm
  • "Of the handful of computers operating before 1950 it's the only one still intact," says Peter Thorne. This article is about the 4th computer in the world, first one outside of the Us and the UK, made in Australia and called CSIRAC after the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (later CSIRO) which built the machine in 1949. It's interesting that this machine played the first song, and made history by giving birth to multimedia. "I knew, and I think we all knew, we were in at the beginning of something extraordinary," says Thorne. It's funny that before they didn't think people will have a personal computer, and today we're not confortable without one.
Site: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125787/fourthgen.htm
  • There is a 5th generation of computers??
Site:  http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Computers/fourth.htm
  • This site will give you a little more detail about the start of fourth generation computers including drawings.
Site: http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/calculate/
  • This website goes more in dept in file storage capacity. It even has a conversion calculator that allows the user to to convert file storage size from one unit of measurement to another. It also has three tables that allow the visitor to see the relationship in value among the units of measurement.
Site: http://www.techiwarehouse.com/cms/engine.php?page_id=a046ee08
  • In this website you can find a briefly description of the computer evolution, since the first generation until the future computers.
Site: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1074402845
  • It is a very useful webpage for those who do not know all about Hardware... It has a very good explanation of each part of a hardware.
Site: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc/pc_1.html
  • I thought this site was just what the doctor ordered because it touched on exactly what you said in class about it being the first personal computer, kind of. With the real first attempt the try and get the compter to a personal level. It made a staple of what the computer was going to be. I loved to look through this web site just to see the variations of what became the laptops and computers of today.
Site: http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=magnetic+disk&i=46490,00.asp
  • it gives a defenition and pictures of magnetic disc
Site: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/b/bit.html
  • This website explains the the definition of a BIT or a binary digit. It explains when the terms was first used and how many values it actually uses.
Site: http://www.top-computer-hardware.com/
  • looking for high tech computer hardware or gadgets? this is the web page you need to buy all you top notch supplies.
Site: http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200902/ij_02_10_09a.html
  • This site explains how microsoft is working on making intranets useful for business to cut cost and improve productivity in the work place.
Site: http://dictionary.reference.com/
  • I liked this website because it helps you find the words definition in the most speaked languages, also you have the option of download podcasts to your mp3 player and translation of a whole text to up to 20 languajes.
Site: http://www.Newegg.com 
  • chapter 3 discussed the growth and creation of computers. I thought whats a better way to learn about creating a computer than going to a online site that alows you to by computer parts piece by piece
Site: http://www.updatexp.com/how-microsoft-started.html
  • I just wanted to know more about the beginning of microsoft since it was mentioned in class.
Site: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125787/index.htm
  • gives a brief explanation of the genarations of computers
Site: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-firmware.htm
  • This site gives a very clear and precise definition of what Firmware is and how it is used.
Site: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/transistor/history/
  • This website explains the history of transistors through a nobel price perspective
Site: http://www.elpasomastercalendar.com/
  • I love this web page because I use it in my job and seriouslly makes it way easier. You can submit a research by looking for the location, date, kind of event, age range of the public assisting and more. Just awesome...
Site: http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/cpint.htm
  • This webpage provides a large quantity of information on the way computers work. It also includes diagrams, definitions and great explanations on the basics of computers. Very informative
Site: http://home2.paulschou.net/tools/xlate/
  • I found this website and it gives you the ability to translate wording into binary code and binary code into wording. I thought this could be very useful if you ever wanted to write a program.
Site: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/
  • describes and shows a lot of hardware available for different type of customer needs along with informational reviews and statements about hardware factors.
Site: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-hardware-basics-channel.htm
  • Hardware Basics offers tips and tricks for good computer upkeep and explains things like "What does Alt+F do?" or "What are the different kinds of computers?"
Site: http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/
  • Reviews and overviews hardware for whenever you are interested in buying, acquiring, or just learning about some hardware, it's a good place to get informed.

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