computer chip

Invention of the computer chip To start off a little history on the computer, the computer was first invented in 1942. In 1946 ENIAC used the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. It weighed nearly 30 tons and filled a huge room. The computer cost $500,000. It could carry out operations but had no memory so it had to be re-programmed each time it was used. Instead of transistors that are used in computers now they had vacuum tubes that …

…another use a computer. Whether it is to get on the Internet, write a paper, play a game or even to just look at the screen there is a computer chip in it. When you watch TV, use a microwave, drive a car, and use a cash register or pretty much anything there is a computer some how involved. The computer has found its way into everyone’s life whether they realize it or not.