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Tools in the past
Early Computers
Modern Computers
Technology Changes
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What were the first tools humans ever made that were small and useful?
Ancient tools
100
What was the first planned programmable computer, designed by Charles Babbage in 1837?
Analytical Engine
100
Computers became small and light enough to do what?
For people to carry them/ for people to take them in their bags
100
What did ancient tools help humans do?
Survive
200
What machine was used 2,000 years ago to count and track money?
Abacus
200
What was the first electronic programmable computer made in 1945?
ENIAC
200
What made computers very powerful in the 1990s?
The Internet
200
Over time, computers became faster and what?
Smaller
300
Who invented the Pascaline, an adding machine, in the 1600s?
Blaise Pascal
300
In what year did the first home computers appear?
1976
300
What did people use early personal computers at home for fun?
Play video games
300
What does the text ask about technology in the future?
What new technologies might appear