An Introduction to Computers and Internet - A Practical Presentation

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their homes."
Ken Olsen, President and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), the producers of the first minicomputer, made this statement in 1977.

Many people would have agreed with Ken at the time but amazingly such a prediction turned out to be entirely incorrect. Computers are now everywhere, and people interact with them in almost every aspect of their daily lives. For this reason, it is necessary for one to have an understandi...