The jargon explained
Now that our lives are influenced daily by computers most of the terms
used here to talk about the first computer are familiar, everyday
words. But if you ever wondered why a computer is digital or
whether data must be represented as binary numbers, here are
some answers:
The above text last updated 12 September 1997
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