Electronic Business Machines, a New Tool for Management: A Study of Developments in Electronic Business Machines and an Estimate of Their Present and Future Applications to Business |
Contents
ELECTRONIC BUSINESS MACHINE CHARACTER | 10 |
External Storage | 32 |
Chapter Page | 37 |
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Common terms and phrases
adding machine addition analog computer application to business applications of electronic arithmetic computations arithmetic element BINAC binary digits binary system Blaise Pascal bookkeeping business procedures involved businessman calculators and punched capacity cash register caused management continually clerical personnel clerical tasks quickly comptometer computer is capable computer utilizes electron control component cost decimal department stores designed efficiency electric typewriters electronic business machines electronic digital computer ENIAC evolution external storage functions future applications general-purpose GROWTH OF BUSINESS human IBM SSEC input and output installation instructions internal memory inventory control keyboard large number large-scale computers machines to meet Magnetic Core Storage Magnetic Drum Storage magnetic tape mechanical desk memory unit needs of business output devices output of information PAST GROWTH printing punched card equipment Punched Card Systems punched tape puters recording reliability Remington Rand Reservisor rotating wheel printer savings scientific tion transistors UNIVAC utilizes electron tubes vacuum tubes