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

    Oct 17, 2025 · A computer is a programmable device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Learn more in this article about modern digital electronic computers and their …

  2. What is a computer? | Britannica

    Oct 20, 2025 · 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 …

  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 …

  4. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · 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

    Oct 17, 2025 · Computer - History, Technology, Innovation: A computer might be described with deceptive simplicity as “an apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically.”

  6. Computer scripting language | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 15, 2025 · Computer scripting language, a computer language intended to solve relatively small programming problems that do not require the overhead of data declarations and other …

  7. Alan Turing - Computer Designer, Codebreaker, Enigma | Britannica

    Nov 7, 2025 · In 1945, the war over, Turing was recruited to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London to create an electronic computer. His design for the Automatic Computing …

  8. Digital computer | Evolution, Components, & Features | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · Digital computer, any of a class of devices capable of solving problems by processing information in discrete form. It operates on data, including magnitudes, letters, and …

  9. Computer art | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Computer art, manipulation of computer-generated images (pictures, designs, scenery, portraits, etc.) as part of a purposeful creative process. Specialized software is used together with …

  10. list of notable computer viruses and malware - Encyclopedia …

    Malware (a portmanteau of the terms malicious and software) consists of computer viruses, spyware, computer worms, and other software capable of stealing devices’ data or running …