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History of computers 

While you can excel in programming without it, the backstory of how computers came to be is both enlightening and engaging. It's an excellent opportunity to weave in the foundational concept of 'abstraction’.

Gemini/ChatGPT Queries

  • Tell me the history of computers, how did we arrive at modern solutions?

  • Which are the main changes between each era?

  • Which was the first Programmable Machines and how did it work?

  • Let's dive deep on the punch card mechanism. That has been used for a while. Can you explain what was the idea behind and how a machine can use that? What was the meaning of punches?

  • Which was the next evolution to the punched cards? 

  • Tell me the evolutions from the punch cards on both input/storage and Programmable machines side.

  • Which are the correlation between these two evolutions and the main considerations?

  • Is "abstraction" the key driver in this evolution? 

  • Where does computer evolution go from now on?

Knowledge Check

Can you explain the abstraction concept in computer science? 

Can you provide an example of abstraction in computer science?

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