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| A set of rules for solving a problem in a given number of steps. A definite starting and stopping point. |
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| Would have been the world's first general purpose computer. Designed in the 1830's by the English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage. Input and output was provided using punched cards. |
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| A single binary digit. The basic unit of measurement for computer storage. |
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| A collection of wires which connects two or more seperate electronic devices. |
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| A personal computer on the design and technology of the first IBM computer introduced to the market in 1981. |
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| Developed during World War II, this was a code-breaking machine designed to help the Allies defeat the Nazis. Alan Turing helped in the developement of this machine. |
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