ITCS 1011 — History of Computing 2 Credits
This course traces the history of computational devices, pioneers, and principles from the early ages through the present. Topics include early computational devices, mechanical computation in the 19th century, events that led to electronic computing advances in the 20th century, the advent of personal computing and the Internet, and the rise of social networks. This course also includes a history of programming languages, electronic communication protocols, operating systems, processors, and computing platforms.