Digital technology
Series: Technology timelines
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781445135717
Subjects: Information technology; Juvenile literature; History; Digital communications
Description: From simple abacuses to today's supercomputers, trace the evolution of technology's developments in all things digital and computer-related. A host of famous (and not so famous) computing machines throughout history, from early steam-powered computing machines and code breaking machines used during World War II to the development of the world wide web, wireless technology, show how inventors and engineers have developed and improved on technology to make computers such an important part of human history.
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Key Stage 3.
Table of contents: title: Difference engine; title: Looking at screens; title: Codebreakers; title: Mainframe; title: Office tools; title: Games machines; title: Personal computers; title: A look inside; title: Going wireless; title: In the cloud; title: Supercomputers; title: Future computers.