Computer History

Follow 6 groups and 18 lessons from the first ideas to stored programs, hardware generations, personal computers and networks. Each lesson includes milestones, explanations, an activity with an answer, and sources. No programming background is required.

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What will you learn in this path?

By the end of this path, you will understand and apply the following topics:

Before Computers: Calculation and Automation
The Idea of a Programmable Computer
From Relays to Electronic Computers
Hardware Generations: Tubes, Transistors and Circuits
Microprocessors and the Personal Computer Revolution
Networks, the Fifth Generation and Review

18 lessons2 learners

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