ISE301

ISE301

History of Computing

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A study of the history of computational devices from the early ages through the end of the 20th century.

U2 standing or higher

One course in computing

• Creation of programming languages and the microchip.
• Societal changes in computer usage due to the microcomputer, emergence of the Internet, the World Wide Web, and mobile computing.
• Legal and social impacts of modern computing.

Topics include needs for computation in ancient times, development of computational models and devices through the 1800’s and early 1900’s, World War II and the development of the first modern computer, and
early uses in business.

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