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World Computer Literacy Day 2022: Read 10 Interesting facts about computers

December 2, 2022
Bharat Times English News

New Delhi: Every year on 2nd December we celebrate World Computer Literacy Day, which aims to bridge the digital divide in the world. Computers have become an essential part of our life. However, there is a huge digital divide in India. There is a huge population across the country who do not know how to use computers even at this age.

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It was first celebrated at the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the institute. Since 2001, the day is celebrated across India to promote technical skills among people, especially children and women, to create awareness and encourage digital literacy.

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The digital divide is huge in India today. With the inevitable use of computer, it has become very important that each one of us should know how to use computer. The purpose of celebrating Computer Literacy Day is to overcome this deficiency by developing

Here are 10 interesting facts about computers:

  1. The abacus was the first man-made device that demonstrated how numbers, symbols, and letters could be stored in a binary system such as a computer.

  2. Charles Babbage designed the first mechanical computer in 1822, called the Babbage Difference Engine.

  3. First generation computers were built using vacuum tubes. Some examples are ENIAC e (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), EDVAC, UNIVAC, etc.

  4. In the second generation of computers, transistors were used instead of vacuum tubes. They were small in size.

  5. Third generation computers were developed using integrated circuits which reduced their size. This was the first time that silicon chips were used to increase the speed and efficiency of computers.

  6. We are currently using the fourth generation of computers developed in the 1970s. Intel Corporation engineer Dr. Ted Hoff invented the microprocessor Intel 4004. It was the world’s first microprocessor, smaller than a postage stamp.

  7. Scientists are working on the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

  8. Param Padma was India’s first supercomputer developed by Vijay P Bhaktar in 1991.

  9. One of the fastest supercomputer in India is Param Anant which was launched on May 30, 2022 at IIT, Gandhinagar. This supercomputer was developed by C-DAC and IIT Gandhinagar under NSM.

  10. India currently has 15 supercomputers.