The Modern Computer

The World War II era ushered in what is usually considered to be the the modern era of computing.

 

Three of the key features of "modern" computers are that they are:

  • digital
  • binary
  • electronic

 
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These pages were written by Steven H. VanderLeest and Jeffrey Nyhoff and edited by Nancy Zylstra
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If you encounter technical errors, contact computing@calvin.edu.