HISTORY-COMPUTER-EDVAC-Cumla-Gervin-Glenn (1).pptx

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1. HISTORY OF COMPUTER -EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer)

2. EDVAC which stands for Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer , is one of the early electronic computers and a key milestone in the history of computing. EDVAC was Proposed by John von Neumann in the mid-1940s EDVAC was designed to be a stored-program computer, introducing the concept of storing both data and instructions in the computer’s memory.

3. The construction of EDvac The construction of EDVAC began at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Electrical Engineering, and it became operational in 1951. EDVAC featured a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and input/output components. It used vacuum tubes for processing, magnetic tape for storage, and punched cards for input.

4. Contribution of Edvac One of the significant contributions of EDVAC was its stored-program architecture, allowing for more flexible and efficient computation by enabling the computer to execute different instructions without the need for physical rewiring.

5. Examples of edvac EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator):** Developed in the late 1940s at the University of Cambridge, EDSAC was one of the earliest electronic computers with a stored-program architecture, influenced by the work on EDVAC. UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I):The UNIVAC I, completed in 1951, was one of the first commercially produced computers. While not a direct copy of EDVAC, it was influenced by the stored-program concept introduced by EDVAC.

6. 3. ILLIAC (Illinois Automatic Computer): The ILLIAC series, developed at the University of Illinois starting in the early 1950s, incorporated stored-program architecture and was influenced by the work on EDVAC. 4. Manchester Mark 1: Built at the University of Manchester in 1949, the Manchester Mark 1 is another early computer that adopted the stored-program concept, drawing inspiration from EDVAC.

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