Computer – Brief Explanation

What is a Computer?

A computer is a digital, programmable computing system. The term “computer”, coming from the Latin ordinator (“that puts things in their place”), is the word commonly used in Spain to call what in the rest of the Hispanic world is known as “computer” or “computer”.

Computers are electronic computing and information management systems through complex electrical and magnetic combinations. They are made up of two essential sets of parts:

Hardware.

The “rigid” assembly of the computer involves its physical and electronic parts, everything tangible and equivalent to the “body” of the system.

Software.

The “soft” set of the computer involves the programs, languages, and instructions that allow the interaction between the different parts of the computer (its peripherals, for example) and the interaction with the user. That is, it is the intangible part of the system.

History of the Computer

The first computers emerged after the Second World War. In a few decades, they revolutionized the different areas of human existence: work, entertainment, socialization, and information management, among other things.

Throughout almost 70 years, computers have grown in computing capacity and theoretical and practical utilities while losing size. The 1^st generation’s computers were so big that they occupied whole rooms, but now, we can have a mobile or smartphone in our pocket.

Throughout the 20th century, computers became an essential tool in the contemporary world. Its impact on science and technology has been revolutionary, and thanks to its invention and development, numerous tasks can be successfully automated today.

Computer or Personal Computer?

The words “computer” and “Personal computer” are synonymous and valid when referring to a digital computing system, but their respective uses depend on geography. While in the different variants of American Spanish, “computadora” or “Personal computador” is preferred, derived from the Anglo-Saxon term computer and to compute (“compute” or “calculate”), in the peninsular variant “ordenador” is selected, coming from French computer ​In any case, both terms are entirely equivalent so that they can be used interchangeably.

Conclusion

In conclusion, We explain what a computer is, its history, and its importance today. Also, what other names does it receive?

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