CmpE 101 Supplements By Dr. Atilla Elçi Computers CmpE 101 Supplements By Dr. Atilla Elçi 23 Sept 2007 upd 2 Oct 07 CmpE 101 Supplement

Mechanical Photos: Jaipur Observatory The Jaipur Observatory by Maurice AUDEJEAN 23 Sept 2007 upd 2 Oct 07 CmpE 101 Supplement

As it’s envisaged in 1954s: Home Computer in the year 2004! This is an urban legend (hoax): See 23 Sept 2007 upd 2 Oct 07 CmpE 101 Supplement

Fastest Computer Guinness World Records 2003 sites the NEC Earth Simulator at Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences which: Is capable of carrying out 35.6 trillion operations / second; Is designed to simulate Earth’s climate change and global warming; Has 5,104 processors Occupies an area about four tennis courts. 23 Sept 2007 upd 2 Oct 07 CmpE 101 Supplement

Oldest Computer Guinness World Records 2003 sites: The first fully automated, software-driven computer was called “Baby”: Desinged and run by Tom Kilburn & Freddie Williams (UK); On June 21, 1948; Used to compute the highest factor of 218; By a program of 17 instructions. 23 Sept 2007 upd 2 Oct 07 CmpE 101 Supplement