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  1. Computer | Definition, History, Operating Systems, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · A computer is a programmable device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Learn more in this article about modern digital electronic computers and their design, constituent …

  2. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · Computer - Technology, Invention, History: By the second decade of the 19th century, a number of ideas necessary for the invention of the computer were in the air.

  3. Computer - History, Technology, Innovation | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · It is not too great a stretch to say that, in the Jacquard loom, programming was invented before the computer. The close relationship between the device and the program became apparent …

  4. What is a computer? | Britannica

    A computer is a machine that can store and process information. Most computers rely on a binary system, which uses two variables, 0 and 1, to complete tasks such as storing data, calculating …

  5. computer summary | Britannica

    computer, Programmable machine that can store, retrieve, and process data. A computer consists of the central processing unit (CPU), main memory (or random-access memory, RAM), and peripherals …

  6. Computer - Networking, Digitalization, Automation | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · What it took to turn a network of computers into something more was the idea of the hyperlink: computer code inside a document that would cause related documents to be fetched and …

  7. Computer vision | Definition, Examples, Applications, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 21, 2026 · Computer vision, field of artificial intelligence in which programs attempt to identify objects represented in digitized images provided by cameras, thus enabling computers to “see.” …

  8. Computer - Home Use, Microprocessors, Software | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · Computer - Home Use, Microprocessors, Software: Before 1970, computers were big machines requiring thousands of separate transistors. They were operated by specialized …

  9. Personal computer (PC) | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    personal computer (PC), a digital computer designed for use by only one person at a time.

  10. Digital computer | Evolution, Components, & Features | Britannica

    Since the development of the Harvard Mark I, the digital computer has evolved at a rapid pace. The succession of advances in computer equipment, principally in logic circuitry, is often divided into …