FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commodore introduces the VIC-20 Commodore releases the VIC-20 home computer as the successor to the Commodore PET personal computer. Intended to be a less expensive alternative to the PET, the VIC-20 was highly successful, becoming the first computer to sell more than a million units.

Detailed explanation-3: -The personal computer was introduced in 1975, a development that made the computer accessible to individuals. Up to that time computers had been very large and expensive, operated mainly by big companies. The first modern computers were created in the 1950s and have a long theoretical and technical background.

Detailed explanation-4: -New computer products and services introduced in 1980 The microcomputer had 16 KB of RAM, a 32 KB ROM, a 5-inch CRT display, a built-in printer, tape drive, and keyboard, and was sold for $3, 250. IBM introduces the IBM 3081 processor, the company’s most powerful to date, which features Thermal Conduction Modules.

Detailed explanation-5: -About 15 million adults (9.1 percent) had a computer at home, and, of those over half (53.3 percent) used it.