Study Notes for Computer Knowledge topic - Evolution of Computers

Who invented a loom that used punched wooden cards to automatically weave cloth designs?

In 1801 a weaver and businessman from France named Joseph Marie Jacquard invented a loom that used punched wooden cards to automatically weave cloth designs.

What is Turing machine?

In 1936, Alan Turing devised the Turing machine which is a universal machine that could compute anything that could be computed.

What is the full form of UNIVAC I?

UNIVAC I stands for Universal Automatic Computer I.

When microsoft was released?

Microsoft released Windows 7 in 2009.

When was the world’s smallest computer built?

The world’s smallest computer, the University of Michigan Micro Mote (M3), was built in 2014.