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Overview

The student will consider the following...

In order to understand the present, it is oftentimes necessary to review the past. Exploring the history and evolution of computing systems - both hardware and software - allows us as programmers to understand why we are where we are in computer science now. Do you know when the modern computer was birthed? Do you know what the first programming language was and when it was created? Do you know why computers were needed in the first place?

In this lesson, students will learn about and discuss the evolution and history of programming languages and computer hardware.

Objectives

The student will be able to...

Understand when, why and how computers were created
Understand the evolution of computers
Understand the history and evolution of programming languages

Key Terms

The student should know the following vocabulary...

computer science
computer
programming language
high level language
low level language
machine code
mechanical device
electro-mechanical device
first generation computers
second generation computers
third generation computers
fourth generation computers
fifth generation computers
abstraction
drag and drop

Activities

The student will perform the following activities...

Explore the notes For this Lesson - Day 1
Watch the Computer History Video Together - Day 1
Complete the Module 1 Discussion Activity - Day 1
Complete the Famous Machines / Languages of Computer Science Activity - Day 2
Complete the Module 1 Lesson 1 Quiz - Day 2
Explore the Module 1 Lesson 2 Notes (Click on Day 3 and hit the next button 1 time. This is the flipped part of the class for Module 1 Lesson 2.)