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

    6 days ago · 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 - History, Technology, Innovation | Britannica

    6 days ago · Computer - History, Technology, Innovation: A computer might be described with deceptive simplicity as “an apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically.” Such a definition would …

  3. The Colonel Dismounted | work by Bland | Britannica

    …Bland of Virginia insisted in The Colonel Dismounted (as early as 1764), implied equality. And here he touched on the underlying source of colonial grievance. Americans were being treated as unequals, …

  4. Computer - Supercomputing, Processing, Speed | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · The physical elements of a computer, its hardware, are generally divided into the central processing unit (CPU), main memory (or random-access memory, RAM), and peripherals.

  5. Braille | History, Inventor, Description, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 30, 2025 · One innovation for producing Braille is an electric embossing machine similar to an electric typewriter, and electronic computer processing is now routine. The Editors of Encyclopaedia …

  6. What is a computer? | Britannica

    Oct 20, 2025 · 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, …

  7. Gladys West | Biography, Accomplishments, & GPS | Britannica

    Oct 23, 2025 · By teaching a computer to account for gravity, tides, and other forces that act on Earth’s surface, West and her team created a program that could precisely calculate the orbits of satellites.

  8. Hewlett-Packard Company | History & Facts | Britannica Money

    Hewlett-Packard’s first computer, the HP 2116A, was developed in 1966 specifically to manage the company’s test and measurement devices. In 1972 the company released the HP 3000 general …

  9. Computer science | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · Computer science is the study of computers and computing, including their theoretical and algorithmic foundations, hardware and software, and their uses for processing information.

  10. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    6 days ago · 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.