Chapter 1 - From Calculation to Communication
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| Information-Processing Machine | Inputing - Processing - Print |
| Evolution and Acceleration | The generations in which compters have evolved. |
| First-Generation Computers | 1930s – 1940s |
| Second-Generation Computers | 1950s – mid-1960s |
| Third-Generation Computers | Late 1960s |
| Fourth-Generation Computers | 1970s to present |
| The Internet Explosion | A network of networks |
| Internet Growth | Approximately 1/3 of U.S. households connected in 1999 |
| Impact of the Internet | Companies are replacing mainframe and PC systems with Intranets |
| Connecting to the Internet | Wireless connection |
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