Geek 101 and History/Evolution of the Computer SAMS Computer Club October 3, 2012.

Geek 101 and History/Evolution of the Computer

SAMS Computer ClubOctober 3, 2012

Geek 101

Geek 101 (Cont’d.)

• Great fun• Informative• Educational• Students will be offered an opportunity to

meet and learn from Film and Television Actors, Authors, Comic Book Artists, Space Scientists, Robotics Experts, and all sorts of other interesting professionals

Geek 101 (Cont’d.)

• Students will sit in on interactive presentations from these professionals, and also participate in many Hands On activities. The students will also have the opportunity to visit Artists Alley and shop in our Exhibitors Room, where they can purchase unique gifts and collectibles

Geek 101 (Cont’d.)

• Date: Friday, November 9, 2012• Time: 11:15 am to 1:30pm• Location: Memphis Hilton @ 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard,

Memphis, TN• Cost: $10 per person + $2 for transportation• Parents and chaperones are welcome• Students can either choose between bringing their own

lunches or the school will provide lunch• Transportation will be provided by the school• For more information, please see the I.T. Staff or Mr. Ayanru

History/Evolution of the Computer

The Computer

• A computer is a programmable device that carries out/performs a sequence.– You give the command, and the computer does

the work for you.

Laptop (Notebook) Desktop

The Very First Computers

• Zuse Z3– Designed by Konrad Zuse– Considered the world’s first computer– Completed in Berlin in 1941, but destroyed in

1943 during the Berlin bombing– 2,000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length

that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code and data were stored on punched film.

Zuse Z3

The Evolution of Technology

• VCRs (1970s-early 2000s) DVD/BluRay(after early 2000s)

The BluRay gives you that 3D/HD look…..the picture is of very clear quality.

The Evolution of Technology (Cont’d.)

• Home computers (1980s) Personal computers (PCs, 1990s-present)

Apple Macintosh Home Computer

Dell Personal Computer (PC)

The Evolution of Technology (Cont’d.)

• Mobile phones (1980s) Smartphones (early 1990s, but did not make a trend until the Apple iPhone was released, and soon companies followed suit, such as HTC and HP)

The Evolution of Technology (Cont’d.)

• Cassette players/Sony Walkman late 1970s-1980s and early 1990s (Walkman)CDs1990s early 2000sMP3 players and iPods

Tablets!

• Apple iPad• Samsung Galaxy• ASUS