Ⅵ. 根据课文内容补全短文,每空一词Computer FactsSmaller and betterIn the 1960s, the first computers w
In the 1950s, most computer users worked either in scientific research labs or in large corporations. The formergroupused computers to help them make complex mathematical calculations (e.g., missile trajectories), while the latter group used computers to manage large amounts ofcorporatedata (e.g...
ARPANET stands for 'Advanced Research Projects Agency Network' Came about in the arena of Sputnik and the cold war. The military needed a method of communicating and sharing all the information on computers for research and development. It would also be a handy communication system if all traditi...
The Internet is a system architecture that has revolutionized communications and methods of commerce by allowing various computer networks around the world to interconnect. The Internet emerged in the United States in the 1970s but did not become viable
15) Development of the Internet Started in 1960s and Continued With the Government Until the Launch The Internet started out as an idea to transmit data through electronic signals. In fact, according to the History of MIT, the first decision to develop the Internet came about when a user ...
* The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis presents most of its data on government spending in a measure called “current expenditures.” These account for about 96% of government “total expenditures.”[7] [8] [9] * The figures in this research don’t account for: spending due to laws ...
Changes in Price Over Time As with any rare commodity, early hard drives were extremely expensive and used with equally huge and expensive mainframe computers. The first hard disk drive, the IBM Model 350 Disk File we mentioned above, wasn’t something you got as a stand-alone unit. It was...
Protocol,” or TCP. (Later, he added an additional protocol, known as “Internet Protocol.” The acronym we use to refer to these today is TCP/IP.) One writer describes Cerf’s protocol as “the ‘handshake’ that introduces distant and different computers to each other in a virtual ...
1960 to 1961 Company begins mass production of color televisions. The Company begins research on computers, semiconductors, ultra-short wave technology and microwave ovens. All are future product categories in which the Company excels. Central Research Laboratories established to support new product deve...
Women were frequently hired as computers in the latter half of this time since they could be paid less than their male counterparts. By 1943, the majority of human computers were female. INVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS Since the 1920s, the phrase “computing machine” has referred to ...