Everything about Computer
Programmable machine that processes data
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs, which enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system may refer to a nominally complete computer that includes the hardware, operating system, software, and peripheral equipment needed and used for full operation, or to a group of computers that are linked and function together, such as a computer network or computer cluster. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ComputerA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Comprehensive Review of YOLO Architectures in Computer Vision: From YOLOv1 to YOLOv8 and YOLO-NASInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Advances in Computers, Volume 49 (Advances in Computers)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mappingCited 19,110 times
- Go sideways: History of computing hardwareA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Stored-program computerA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
Noun A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
Noun A male computer.
Verb To use a computer.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping
User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models
Computer "Experiments" on Classical Fluids. I. Thermodynamical Properties of Lennard-Jones Molecules
TCS: a computer program to estimate gene genealogies
A Computer Movie Simulating Urban Growth in the Detroit Region
The protein data bank: A computer-based archival file for macromolecular structures
FSTAT (Version 1.2): A Computer Program to Calculate F-Statistics
Brain–computer interfaces for communication and control
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Comprehensive Review of YOLO Architectures in Computer Vision: From YOLOv1 to YOLOv8 and YOLO-NAS
Attention mechanisms in computer vision: A survey
A review of convolutional neural networks in computer vision
High-fidelity parallel entangling gates on a neutral-atom quantum computer
Deep learning and computer vision in plant disease detection: a comprehensive review of techniques, models, and trends in precision agriculture
📚 Books worth reading
Advances in Computers, Volume 49 (Advances in Computers)Marvin V. Zelkowitz, Marshall C. Yovits · 1995
Steve JobsWalter Isaacson · 2011
The C Programming LanguageBrian W. Kernighan, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie · 1978
Introducing ComputersRobert H. Blissmer · 1988
Hacking for DummiesKevin Beaver, Jutta Schmidt · 2004
Computer ConceptsJune Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja · 1996
C++Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel · 1996
Systems Analysis and DesignAlan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom · 2000
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