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    What is Computer Coding ?




    A computer is an electronic device used for storing and processing data and carrying out sequence of operations. In short, it is a device which is invented to simplify the complicated tasks.

    The word COMPUTER was first used in a book named as ”The Young Mans Gleanings” written by English writer Richard Braithwait.

    The answer to the question “Who invented the computer?” is not a simple one. Because it is not a single machine but a collection of different complicated parts,so development of each part can be considered as a separate invention. Many Scientists have contributed to the history of computers.

    Computer code or program code is the set of instructions forming a computer program which is executed by a computer. ... This source code is translated into machine code by a compiler or interpreter so that the computer can execute it to perform its task.

    Coding and computer programming are always changing and evolving. As coder nerds


    When i was working there was only IBM Punch card System, Coding , software programming etc came much later..

    Punched Card System is used for storing and retrieving data. This was invented by Herman Hollerith, an American Statistician in US Census Bureau. The system stores the data coded in the form of punched holes.

    Digital Era

    Coming to the digital era, Binary system made its entry into the computer world. According to this system, 0’s and 1’s were used. This system was suggested by Claude Shannon, an American Mathematician.
    The first electronic computer was built by Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff, a Physics Professor and Clifford Berry. The computer was names as ABC(Atanasoff-Berry Computer). This computer used vacuum tubes for data storage. It was designed mainly for solving systems of simultaneous equations.

    In 1957, IBM developed FORTRAN.
    In 1959, Integrated Circuit(IC) came into existence which was later used in the computers.
    In 1960, Mainframe computer was designed which used IC for the first time.
    In 1970, Memory chip with 1KB storage capacity was developed by Intel.
    In 1975, First micro computer was developed by H. Edward Roberts(now the father of micro computer)
    In 1980’s and 1990’s, many modifications and upgradations were done and the usage of chips and various other stuffs changed the computers completely.

    Source: web Search


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