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Computers can do lots of jobs. They can do maths, store information, or play music. You can use a computer to write or to play games. What do you know about the history of computers?
The first computers were very big. They were the size of a room! They were so big that people didn't have them at home. Early computers could also only do simple maths, like a calculator. In the 1930s Alan Turing had the idea for a computer you could program to do different things.
In 1958 Jack Kilby invented the microchip. Microchips are tiny but can store lots of information. They helped make computers smaller. In the 1970s computers were smaller and cheaper so people started to use them at home. In the 1980s computer games were very popular. Lots of people bought computers just to play games.
In 1989 Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, which is a way to organise information on the internet. Now people all over the world can look for and share information on websites.
Today people can use smartphones to play games, email and go on the internet. In the past a simple computer was the size of a room. Now it can go in your pocket!
What do you use computers for? Tell us about it!
I also don't have a computer but I use my mother's computer.
I don’t have a computer but I have a switch.I got the game fc 26 for Christmas this year.
Hello,I use computer to learn english
I use my laptop for schoolwork and Youtube.
I play Fortnaet and Roblox
I know this app, I myself play steel a brainrot.
Me too. I play Roblox in my computer.I play blox fruit 99day in the forest most,but I love playing blox fruit
I use the computer to do homework and study.
I don’t use computers but instead i use my Ipad. I use it for yt kids, youtube, bloons td 6 netflix, Minecraft, Stars, Notes, Whatsapp (with my sister of course), etc…And i use my Xbox for terraria and minecraft.
I use them for a lot of things for playing minecraft roblox and whatch youtube
I use my computer for study and play roblox
Me too I play Roblox
I use my computer for making videos, playing games and zoom meetings. 😎
I use my computer to watch videos on youtube and record videos, to attend online classes, make music and to programme new games.