Computers have come a long way since the first electronic computer was developed in 1941. In the years since, computers have become smaller, faster, and more efficient. While there have been many advances in computer technology, the basic principles that underlie all computers have remained the same.

The first electronic computer was developed by mathematician John Atanasoff and electrical engineer Clifford Berry in 1941. This computer, called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), was the first device to use vacuum tubes to store and process information. While the ABC was not the first computer to be developed, it was the first to …