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  1. Computer | Definition, History, Operating Systems, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · A computer is a programmable device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Learn more in this article about modern digital electronic computers and their design, constituent …

  2. What is a computer? | Britannica

    A computer is a machine that can store and process information. Most computers rely on a binary system, which uses two variables, 0 and 1, to complete tasks such as storing data, calculating …

  3. computer summary | Britannica

    Computer, device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Computer once meant a person who did computations, but now the term almost universally refers to automated electronic machinery.

  4. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · Computer - Technology, Invention, History: By the second decade of the 19th century, a number of ideas necessary for the invention of the computer were in the air.

  5. Computer - History, Technology, Innovation | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · It is not too great a stretch to say that, in the Jacquard loom, programming was invented before the computer. The close relationship between the device and the program became apparent …

  6. Computer architecture | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 26, 2026 · Computer architecture, structure of a digital computer, encompassing the design and layout of its instruction set and storage registers. The architecture of a computer is chosen with …

  7. Computer vision | Definition, Examples, Applications, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 21, 2026 · Computer vision, field of artificial intelligence in which programs attempt to identify objects represented in digitized images provided by cameras, thus enabling computers to “see.” …

  8. Personal computer (PC) | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    3 days ago · personal computer (PC), a digital computer designed for use by only one person at a time.

  9. Information system - Software, Database, Network | Britannica

    Feb 27, 2026 · Information system - Software, Database, Network: Computer software falls into two broad classes: system software and application software. The principal system software is the …

  10. Computer - Time-sharing, Minicomputers, Multitasking | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · Computer - Time-sharing, Minicomputers, Multitasking: In 1959 Christopher Strachey in the United Kingdom and John McCarthy in the United States independently described something …