punched-card output device
1input/output device — ▪ computer technology also known as computer peripheral any of various devices (including sensors) used to enter information and instructions into a computer for storage or processing and to deliver the processed data to a human operator… …
2Punched tape — Five hole and eight hole punched paper tape Punched tape or paper tape is an obsolete form of data storage, consisting of a long strip of paper in which holes are punched to store data. It was widely used during much of the twentieth century for… …
3Card reader — A card reader is a data input device that reads data from a card shaped storage medium. Historically, paper or cardboard punched cards were used throughout the first several decades of the computer industry to store information and write programs …
4Data storage device — Many different consumer electronic devices can store data …
5computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
6Timeline of computing hardware 2400 BC–1949 — History of computing Hardware before 1960 Hardware 1960s to present Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries Artificial intelligence Computer science Operating systems Programming languages …
7History of computing hardware — Computing hardware is a platform for information processing (block diagram) The history of computing hardware is the record of the ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data. Computing hardware… …
8Unit record equipment — Before the advent of electronic computers, data processing was performed using electromechanical devices called unit record equipment, electric accounting machines (EAM) or tabulating machines. Unit record machines were as ubiquitous in industry… …
9Computer — For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation). Computer technology redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. Computer …
10Numerical control — CNC redirects here. For other uses, see CNC (disambiguation). A CNC Turning Center …
