Computer Systems - Revision history

64.114.223.147: fixed some inaccuracies.

2025-06-04T18:07:22Z

fixed some inaccuracies.

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	Computers, at least at the time of writing, are tools used to make calculations and use digital applications, as a web browser, or a text editor. Most computers made after the 1960s use to some degree [[Electricity]], some don't use a lot, like calculators, some, like desktop computers use a lot~~, or laptop computers, which use a medium amount of power~~.		Computers, at least at the time of writing, are tools used to make calculations and use digital applications, as a web browser, or a text editor. Most computers made after the 1960s use to some degree [[Electricity]], some don't use a lot, like calculators, some, like desktop computers use a lot.

	~~Computers come in~~ all ~~shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage~~, RAM ~~memory~~, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an ~~operational~~ system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.		All computers all have the same general components, RAM, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operating system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.

	[[File:Computer History Museum (9361695221).jpg\|left\|thumb]]		[[File:Computer History Museum (9361695221).jpg\|left\|thumb]]

	[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]		[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]


	Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced electronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill.		Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced electronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill.

	=== Uses of a computer ===		=== Uses of a computer ===
	Computers hold a sizable chunk of our life now days. Some of our needs, like entertainment ~~and [Something that computers make 1000x easier, but isn't necessarily restricted to only computers]~~ are only possible due to our technological advancements, like ~~electrical engineering~~ which have made computers a wide commodity.~~Overall without computers our life would be way different~~		Computers hold a sizable chunk of our life now days. Some of our needs, like streaming entertainment are only possible due to our technological advancements, like integrated circuits which have made computers a wide commodity.

	=== Brief history on computers ===		=== Brief history on computers ===
	Computers started as a job title, the workers would compute large tables of equations. This was replaced in the 1940 when large computers called mainframes where used to compute programs, they use mechanical switches such as relays and vacuum tubes. With the introduction of the electrical transistors around the 1950s (See more about electronic science), making large and complex electrical circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.		Computers started as a job title, the workers would compute large tables of equations. This was replaced in the 1940 when large computers called mainframes where used to compute programs, they use mechanical switches such as relays and vacuum tubes. With the introduction of the electrical transistors around the 1950s (See more about electronic science), making large and complex electrical circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.

64.114.223.147: removed unneeded information

2025-06-02T20:56:12Z

removed unneeded information

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	Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.		Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.

	[[File:Computer History Museum (9361695221).jpg\|left\|thumb]]		[[File:Computer History Museum (9361695221).jpg\|left\|thumb]]

	[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]		[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]
	Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced electronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill~~, as the field is quite literally about how electricity interacts with itself in high speeds [Unprofessional], in a customizable manner as dictated by the user and running program~~.

			Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced electronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill.

	=== Uses of a computer ===		=== Uses of a computer ===

64.114.223.147: fixed the history of computing, added image of computer w/ io

2025-06-02T20:51:27Z

fixed the history of computing, added image of computer w/ io

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	Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.		Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.
			[[File:Computer History Museum (9361695221).jpg\|left\|thumb]]

	[~~Insert here an image of a computer please, and if possible some computer IO like a keyboard~~]

	[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]		[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]
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	=== Brief history on computers ===		=== Brief history on computers ===
	Computers started as a job title ~~worked by women~~, ~~they~~ would ~~sit in a room and make dozens~~ of ~~mathematical calculations and then report back to a over-seer [Could be kinda wrong]~~. ~~Through~~ the ~~1930s [maybe]~~, ~~the title got replaced by~~ mechanical ~~machines, using pneumatic systems [Not sure] like~~ vacuum tubes ~~to perform the same operations~~. With the introduction of the electrical transistors around the 1950s (See more about electronic science), making large and complex electrical circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.		Computers started as a job title, the workers would compute large tables of equations. This was replaced in the 1940 when large computers called mainframes where used to compute programs, they use mechanical switches such as relays and vacuum tubes. With the introduction of the electrical transistors around the 1950s (See more about electronic science), making large and complex electrical circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.

Burhanyasir: /* Uses of a computer */ fixed spelling mistakes and added a conclusion

2025-05-07T11:13:12Z

Uses of a computer: fixed spelling mistakes and added a conclusion

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	Computers, at least at the time of ~~writting~~, are tools used to make calculations and use digital applications, as a web browser, or a text editor. Most computers made after the 1960s use to some degree [[Electricity]], some don't use a lot, like calculators, some, like desktop computers use a lot, or laptop computers, which use a medium amount of power.		Computers, at least at the time of writing, are tools used to make calculations and use digital applications, as a web browser, or a text editor. Most computers made after the 1960s use to some degree [[Electricity]], some don't use a lot, like calculators, some, like desktop computers use a lot, or laptop computers, which use a medium amount of power.

	Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.		Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.
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	[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]		[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]
	Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced ~~eletronics~~, hardware and software knowledge and skill, as the field is quite literally about how ~~eletricity~~ interacts with itself in high speeds [Unprofessional], in a customizable manner as dictated by the user and running program.		Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced electronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill, as the field is quite literally about how electricity interacts with itself in high speeds [Unprofessional], in a customizable manner as dictated by the user and running program.

	=== Uses of a computer ===		=== Uses of a computer ===
	Computers hold a sizable chunk of our life now days. Some of our needs, like ~~entretaiment~~ and [Something that computers make 1000x easier, but isn't ~~necesarily~~ restricted to only computers] are only possible due to our ~~tecnological~~ advancements, like ~~eletrical~~ engineering which have made computers a wide ~~comodity~~.		Computers hold a sizable chunk of our life now days. Some of our needs, like entertainment and [Something that computers make 1000x easier, but isn't necessarily restricted to only computers] are only possible due to our technological advancements, like electrical engineering which have made computers a wide commodity.Overall without computers our life would be way different

	=== Brief history on computers ===		=== Brief history on computers ===
	Computers started as a job title worked by women, they would sit in a room and make ~~dozenz~~ of mathematical calculations and then report back to a over-seer [Could be kinda wrong]. Through the 1930s [maybe], the title got replaced by mechanical machines, using pneumatic systems [Not sure] like ~~vaccum~~ tubes to ~~peform~~ the same operations. With the introduction of the ~~eletrical transisitor~~ around the 1950s (See more about ~~eletronic~~ science), making large and complex ~~eletrical~~ circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.		Computers started as a job title worked by women, they would sit in a room and make dozens of mathematical calculations and then report back to a over-seer [Could be kinda wrong]. Through the 1930s [maybe], the title got replaced by mechanical machines, using pneumatic systems [Not sure] like vacuum tubes to perform the same operations. With the introduction of the electrical transistors around the 1950s (See more about electronic science), making large and complex electrical circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.

Comp nerd: Added some info, comments and place holders are under brackets ([...])

2025-05-07T01:26:53Z

Added some info, comments and place holders are under brackets ([...])

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	Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.		Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.


	[Insert here an image of a computer please, and if possible some computer IO like a keyboard]		[Insert here an image of a computer please, and if possible some computer IO like a keyboard]

	Making a modern computer by hand is difficult, requiring advanced eletronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill, as the field is quite literally about how eletricity interacts with ~~eletricity~~ in high speeds, in a customizable manner as dictated by the user and running program		[[File:Libreoffice Computer system example.png\|alt=Hello, WikiCiv!\|thumb\|A Libreoffice window with "Hello, WikiCiv!" written on it.]]
			Making a modern computer by hand or from scratch is difficult, requiring advanced eletronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill, as the field is quite literally about how eletricity interacts with itself in high speeds [Unprofessional], in a customizable manner as dictated by the user and running program.

			=== Uses of a computer ===
			Computers hold a sizable chunk of our life now days. Some of our needs, like entretaiment and [Something that computers make 1000x easier, but isn't necesarily restricted to only computers] are only possible due to our tecnological advancements, like eletrical engineering which have made computers a wide comodity.

	[~~Insert here an image~~ of a computer ~~running~~ a ~~application~~, ~~like word or a terminal application]~~		=== Brief history on computers ===
			Computers started as a job title worked by women, they would sit in a room and make dozenz of mathematical calculations and then report back to a over-seer [Could be kinda wrong]. Through the 1930s [maybe], the title got replaced by mechanical machines, using pneumatic systems [Not sure] like vaccum tubes to peform the same operations. With the introduction of the eletrical transisitor around the 1950s (See more about eletronic science), making large and complex eletrical circuits became more and more viable, and the same advancements were carried over to computing, like the Intel 4004, a 4-bit computer which had a transistor count of 2,250 transistors back in 1971, as opposed to Apple's M1 chip, from 2020, at 16,000,000,000 transistors, which is approximately 7,111,111 times more transistors.

Comp nerd: Computer Systems

2025-05-07T00:41:03Z

Computer Systems

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Computers, at least at the time of writting, are tools used to make calculations and use digital applications, as a web browser, or a text editor. Most computers made after the 1960s use to some degree [[Electricity]], some don't use a lot, like calculators, some, like desktop computers use a lot, or laptop computers, which use a medium amount of power.

Computers come in all shape and forms, and different computers need/use different things to work. For example, desktop computers need digital storage, RAM memory, processing power via the CPU (Central Processing Unit), and an operational system to run/execute applications, and usually need computer peripherals, like keyboards to type, or mouses to use the mouse cursor.

[Insert here an image of a computer please, and if possible some computer IO like a keyboard]

Making a modern computer by hand is difficult, requiring advanced eletronics, hardware and software knowledge and skill, as the field is quite literally about how eletricity interacts with eletricity in high speeds, in a customizable manner as dictated by the user and running program

[Insert here an image of a computer running a application, like word or a terminal application]