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ABC                =                      Atansoff Berry Computer

IBM                =                      International Business Machine

ENIAC           =                      Electronic Numerical Intergrator and Calculator

EDSAC           =                      Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer

EDVAC          =                      Electonic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

UNIVAC        =                      Universal Automatic Computer

NCC                =                      National Computer Center

HLCIT                        =                      High Commision for Infromaton Technology

IT                    =                      Information Technology.

POINT TO REMEMBER

• An Abacus is one of the first calculating devices created by Chinese men about 5500 year ago.
• Napier’s Bone was invented by a Scottish mathematician John Napier in 1617 AD.
• Slide Rule was invented by William Oughtred in 1620 AD.
• Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician invented the first mechanical calculating machine called Pascaline in 1642 AD.
• Speeded Reckoner was invented by Gottfied Von Leibnitz in 1671 AD.
• Joseph Marie Jacquard invented an automatic weaving machine called loom in 1801AD.
• Charles Babbage developed Difference Engine in 1822 A.D. and Analytical Engine in 1833 A.D.He is known as the father of computer programmer.
• Lady Ada is known as the first computer programmer.
• Tabulating Machine was invented by Herman Hollenrith.
• In 1945 AD John Von Newmann introduced the concept of having stored program in meomory

HISTORY OF NEPAL

History of Computer in Nepal

          To prepare census reports of 2018 B.S. took nearly 6 years and 6 months by using a calculating device called Facit.At that time total population was only 96 lakhs.Due to delay census calculation,the five years planning was stopped and that six year old data could not give the exact figure of population.

        His Majesty’s Government bought a second generation IBM 1401 computer on rent (Rs. 1 Lakh 25 thousands per month) for the census of 2028 B.S. It took 1 year 7 months and 15 days to process 1 crore and 12.5 lakhs population .Later this manchine was not sent back to the owner and purchased by the government for further data processing in Business of statistics.

       For the proper use of this computer,Electronic data processing Centre was established in 2031 BS After 6 years which was named National Computer Centre(NCC).

   In 2038 B.S. a fourth generation computer named ICL 2950/10 was imported from England in 20 lakh American dollars to use in the census of that year .It was funded by UNDP and UNFPA With the help of this computer the census of 2038 B.S. completed within 1 year and 3 months. This computer had 64 terminals .This computer lies in the museum of National Computer Centre(NCC).

     The British Government trained the manpower of National Computer Centre and awarded the degree graduate diploma or post graduate .In the meantime,Nepalese students went to India,Thailand and USA for the computer studies on their own.

     Microcomputer like Apple,Vector and Sirus were imported Nepal in the year 2039 B.S.New companies such as ComputerConsulatancy(CC),Management Information Processing System(MIPS) and Data System International(DSI) were established in Nepal.Now,there are many companies and organization which provide computer training ,servicing ,maintaince and upgrading etc.

  His Majesty’s Government has formed High Level Commision for Information Technology(HLCIT)under the chairmanship for Prime Minister.IT Policy is also formulated in 2057 B.S. IT Park with all infrastructure for IT companies is in operation on Banepa.Unfortunately .HLCIT and IT- Park has not yet given any concrete milestone in this development of computer world in Nepal .The IT-Policy formulated in 2061 BS has not yet distinctly updated.