computer A ____________is simply an electronic device that processes data, converting it into

meaningful information that becomes useful to us.

abacus An Arabic number system that is used for calculation.
Konrad Zuse A German engineer ____________invented the first general-purpose computer.
Atanasoff-Berry An American professor John Atanasoff of the Iowa State College (now a university) invented
the first electronic computer called the _________________ Computer (ABC).
Mark I Harvard University professor Howard Aiken invented the automatic generalpurpose calculator
called ___________in 1944 which in turn was financed by the International Business Machine
(IBM).
Electronic Numerical John Mauchly and Presper Eckert invented the ________________
Integrator and Computer that was used in World War II to calculate trajectory tables for new guns.
(ENIAC)
UNIVAC 1 When the World War II was over, Mauchly and Eckert developed the__________, the first
general-purpose commercial computer.
transistor The three physicists at Bell Laboratories – J. Bardeen, H.W. Brattain, and W. Shockley
invented the _____________that could perform and accomplish the same function like the
vacuum tube.
integrated In mid 1960’s transistor-based computers were replaced by smaller and more powerful third-
circuit (IC) generation computers built around the concept of ___________ . The technology that
integrates hundreds of transistors in one single tiny similar chip.
H316 Kitchen Computer In 1965, the first home computer is introduced by Honeywell Corporation in the United
States. It is called the “______________”.
microprocessor In 1969, the first _____________(the brain of the computer ) was first invented. This
invention was considered the beginning of the fourth generation of computers.
5.25 floppy disk (diskette) In 1972, the __________is first introduced in the market. This limited storage device makes it
easy to transfer data, program, or any software from one computer to another.
hard disk In 1973, the __________as mass storage device was introduced by IBM Corporation. It is
originally designed to hold 70 MB of data.
8-bit In 1974, Intel Corporation and Motorola Inc. introduced an __microprocessor with 64 KB of
RAM memory and runs a speed of 2 MHz.
Altair In 1975, the first commercially available Personal Computer (PC) called _________was
introduced in the United States.
Epson In 1978, the ______company introduces their first dot-matrix printer with model number MX-
80.
Pascaline In 1642, Blaise Pascal a French mathematician and philosopher invented an
adding machine called “__________”.
Charles Babbage In 1830, ___________an English mathematician invented the “Difference
Engine” that would solve certain equations.
Personal computer ______________is also called microcomputer and desktop computer. It is also called
microcomputer since it is smaller than the minicomputer in terms of its size and weight. It is
also known as desktop computer, because PC always sits at the top of the desk.
laptop computers portable computers were replaced by flat-screen and battery-powered______. They are so
light and handy enough to rest in our lap while we are working with our company memo,
budget estimates or simply our e-mail to be sent when we get our Internet connections in the
office or at home.
palmtop computers the _____________(hand-held) are the fast emerging type of portable computers now. They
are small enough to be put into a jacket’s pocket.
Cray 1 The supercomputer like ___________generates data for aerodynamics research using
computational fluid dynamics.
Personal Digital Assistant Handheld personal computer is a computing device that is small enough to fit in our hand. A
(PDA). popular type of handheld PC is the ________________
Smart Phone ____________is a cellular phone with advanced features such as an Internet Web surfing
capability and access to e-mails, as well as a personal organizer at the same time.
Network Server _________is usually a powerful personal computer with powerful software and peripherals
that enables it to function as the primary computer in the network.
Osborne I In 1981, the first portable computer called _______was introduced. It has two floppy drives
and no hard disk. It has pre-installed software – an operating system called CP/M (Controlled
Processor for Microcomputer), word-processing software called WordStar and spreadsheet
software called SuperCalc.
DOS (Disk Operating In August 1981, IBM Corporation introduces its first IBM PC running an operating system
System) called _____________provided by Microsoft Corporation.
mouse At the same year, Xerox Corporation introduces Xerox Star computer with the use of
a__________. This is the first time, it is used as an input device and as an alternative
(partially) to the keyboard for navigation of the PC’s screen.
Sun 1 In 1982, the Sun Microsystems, Inc. was established (founded) and introduces
its first workstation called_______. At the same year, Intel corporation, introduces its 16-bit
80286 micro-processor.
Compaq In 1983, __________computer company releases the first successful 100 percent IBM-PC
compatible.
32-bit 80386 In 1985, Intel corporation introduces its _________microprocessor.
Hewlett-Packard Another giant computer company___________, releases the LaserJet laser-printer with its
main feature is a 300 dpi (dot per inch) resolution.
laptop computer In 1986, IBM corporation introduces its first_______________.
CD-ROM At the same year, ____________technology is being introduced as a promising storage device
in an international conference held in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Extended Industry In 1987, the _____________bus design is introduced by a group of independent computer
Standard Architecture manufacturers to compete with IBM’s proprietary bus design – the Micro-Channel
(EISA) Architecture (MCA).
Video Graphics Array At the same year, the _____________interface card was introduced by IBM corporation that
(VGA) offers 256 colors at 320x200 resolutions.
HP Deskjet. Hewlett-Packard (HP) corporation releases the first ink jet printer called ______________
Object-Oriented In 1988, Next Inc. a computer company established by Steve Jobs after he left
Programming (OOP) the Apple Computer company which he co-founded, introduces the first PC to use
_____________in its operating system and uses CD-ROM drive instead of a floppy disk
drive.
PowerBook In 1989, Apple Computer introduces its laptop computer called___________.
PowerPC At the same time, the Apple Computer together with IBM and Motorola companies signed a
cooperative agreement to design and produce a RISC-based (Reduced Instruction Set
Computing) chips, object-oriented operating system, and develop common multimedia
standards. Their collaborative efforts resulted to the invention of the microprocessor
called______.
Power 100 In 1995, Intel Corporation introduces the Pentium microprocessor. Power Computing
company releases its first-ever Apple-Macintosh clones. It is called _____________.
PalmPilot In 1996, the U.S. Robotics company introduces the___________. This is the start of the
world-renowned Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).
Sun Ultra At the same year, Sun Microsystem introduces its first workstation with 64-bit micro-
processor called______________.
Pentium II In 1997 Intel Corporation introduces its ____________microprocessor.
Digital Video Disc (DVD) It is also in the same year, the _______________technology was introduced in the market,
which has more storage capacity than the VCD technology.
iMac In 1998 Apple Computer introduces its colorful___________. It features the new G3
microprocessor and USB connections but without a floppy disk drive. It’s microprocessor is
more faster than Intel’s Pentium II.
1GHz In 2000 Both AMD and Intel Corp. announced to release the world’s first microprocessor to
run in ___________ speed.
iPod In 2001 Apple Computer introduces_________, the first music player with an internal 5 GB
mass storage device that can store 1,000 CD songs.
6.5 billion In 2003 Another supercomputer was created by Mike Showerman and Craig Steffen. It can
perform __________mathematical operations per second and it uses Linux as its operating
system.
Bluetooth In 2005 The __________-enabled devices allow sharing of text, pictures, videos, music or
files, across a broad range of devices such as on your cell-phone, PDA, or iPod.
Core 2 Duo In 2006 Intel’s __________is the emerging microprocessor technology in the market. It boasts
an increase of 40 percent more performance to its predecessor,
Quad Core In 2007 Intel’ ___________is now in the market for Desktop computers.
The CPU is also called microprocessor.

megahertz (MHz) The speed of the microprocessor to perform its tasks is measured in
units called _____________
mega ___________is an engineering term which means- million

giga __________is an engineering term that refers to a meaning of a billion

complex The performance of the microprocessor is dictated mainly by its

instruction set internal design,or commonly known in computer engineering field as
computing (CISC). “architecture”, and the number of bits of data it can process at any
one time. Some microprocessor design or architecture is based on
the ______________
reduced The other microprocessor architecture is called__________________.
instruction set
computing (RISC)

parallel Another microprocessor design technology is emerging in the

processing present time (though it is not a new idea, historically-speaking). Its
hype is so overwhelming. It is popularly known as
_____________microprocessor design. This system has a multi-
processing capability.