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This web page discusses computers in United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is a major manufacturer of electronics.
The United States, Japan, France, Canada, and England are the world leaders in 3-D computer animation.
Internet country code: (ccTLD) .uk
Internet hosts: 7.03 million (2010) (14th in the world)
Internet users: 48.755 million (2008) (7th in the world) †
Charles Babbage created the difference engine and the analytical engine, often considered to be the first modern computers. Augusta Ada King, the Countess of Lovelace, was the first modern computer programmer.
In the 1800s, the first computers were programmable devices for controlling the weaving machines in the factories of the Industrial Revolution. Created by Charles Babbage, these early computers used Punch cards as data storage (the cards contained the control codes for the various patterns). These cards were very similiar to the famous Hollerinth cards developed later. The first computer programmer was Lady Ada, for whom the Ada programming language is named.
In 1822 Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine for automated calculating. In 1933 Babbage started work on his Analytical Engine, a mechanical computer with all of the elements of a modern computer, including control, arithmetic, and memory, but the technology of the day couldn’t produce gears with enough precision or reliability to make his computer possible. The Analytical Engine would have been programmed with Jacquard’s punched cards. Babbage designed the Difference Engine No.2. Lady Ada Lovelace wrote a program for the Analytical Engine that would have correctly calculated a sequence of Bernoulli numbers, but was never able to test her program because the machine wasn’t built. (See history of programming language)
George Boole introduced what is now called Boolean algebra in 1854 in his book The Laws of Thought. This branch of mathematics was essential for creating the complex circuits in modern electronic digital computers. Boole also wrote the influential books The Mathematical Analysis of Logic in 1848, which discussed symbolic logic. In 1849 Boole was appointed professor of mathematics at Queen’s College in Cork, Ireland. (See history of programming language)
Augustus De Morgan provided the first clear explanation of mathematical induction, made fundamental contributions to symbolic logic, including the notations he used for the laws of propositinal equivalences named for him, and created the first precise definition of a limit.
In 1943 the UK created the Colossus 1 (5 kOPS) (See history of programming language)
In 1944 the U.K. created the Colossus 2 (single processor, 25 kOPS) (See history of programming language)
In 1946 the U.K. created the Colossus 2 (parallel processor, 50 kOPS) (See history of programming language)
In 1948 the U.K. created the Manchester SSEM (See history of programming language)
In 1949 the U.K. created the Manchester Mark 1 (See history of programming language)
In 1952 A.S. Douglas created OXO (a graphic version of Tic-Tac-Toe) on the EDSAC computer at the University of Cambridge to demonstrate ideas on human-computer interaction) (See history of programming language)
The British Computer Misuse Act 1990, passed in response to the court decision R v Gold & Schifreen (1988) 1 AC 1063, has become a world nmodel for computer security laws, even though critics claim it was hastily written, difficult to prove, and doesn’t differentiate between pranks and serious crimes.
Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.
The Apple Store offers Macintosh computers for United Kingdom.
Literacy: (2003 est.)
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% †
typical schooling: 16 years (2008) †
Educational expenditures: 5.6% of GDP (2007) (43rd in the world) †
University of Cambridge: #4 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.cam.ac.uk. Address: Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TN United Kingdom. Phone: 44 1223 337733. #1 Top University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings.
Imperial College London: #6 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1907. www3.imperial.ac.uk. Address: South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ Unted Kingdom. Phone: 44 20 75895111.
University of Oxford: #9 (tie) Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded by 1096. www.ox.ac.uk. Address: Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD United Kingdom. Phone: 44 1865 270000. http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/ Computing Laboratory
The University of Manchester: #25 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.manchester.ac.uk. Address: Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom. Phone: 44 161 3066000.
University of Edinburgh: #46 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1583. www.ed.ac.uk. Address: Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL United Kingdom. Phone: 44 131 6501000. FAX: 44 (0)131 650 2147.
University College of London (UCL): #51 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.ucl.ac.uk. Address: Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom. Phone: 44 207 6792000.
University of Southampton: #52 (tie) Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.soton.ac.uk. Address: University Road, Southampton S)17 1BJ United Kingdom. Phone: 44 238 0595000. FAX: 44 (0)23 8059 3131.
University of Bristol: #83 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded October 1876. www.bristol.ac.uk Address: Senate House, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TH United Kingdom. Phone: 44 117 9289000.
Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales) (United Kingdom)
Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates: 54° 00′ N, 2° 00′ W
total area: 243,610 sq km (79th in the world)
land area: 241,930 sq km
water area: 1,680 sq km †
Capital: London
Geographic coordinates: 51° 30′ N, 0° 10′ W †
Population: 62,348,447 (July 2010 est.) (22nd in the world)
urbanization: 90% (2008)
life expectancy: (at birth) 79.92 years (2010 est.) (28th in the world)
Languages: English; the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall) †
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In May 2010 United Kingdom produced the number 3 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with less than 5% of the visitors.
In October 2000 United Kingdom produced the number 9 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with less than 1% of the visitors.
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Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.
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