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Finished Pages
Microsoft history
Computer timeline
gaming History
Brief computer history

This webpage is dedicated to better understanding computers and becoming more familiar with them.
There are various links on this page that willl also take you to where I got a lot of this info. The first page
"history" gives you a brief history about computers and tells some of there popular uses. The second page
"timeline" gives you a timeline that shows the history of computers and how they developed. The
timeline also shows when things were invented and when they were released to the public. On the
third page "gaming" the topic of computer games is discussed. There is a brief overview of some of
the most popular computer games also. On the fourth page "internet" it gives a brief history of of the internet.
It also tells some of the uses of the internet and gives some listings of popular intenet providers. The
rest of the links give information and facts about various computer, software, and hardware manufacturers.
Have Fun!


Some Vocab you
May need to know


(CPU) central processing unit- This is the processor that does all the "thinking" for the computer.

Hard Drive- This is the storage unit that the computer uses to store files unless directed otherwise

Floppy Drive- Drive that is used to store data on a 31/2inch Floppy disk.

CD-ROM drive-This drive is used to read CD-Roms and to read music disks.

Monitor- Is the screen that is used to display all of the data.

Modem-This is the device that connects your computer to the internet.

Browser- Is the program that is used to view the internet ex: Netscape or Internet Explorer