that they produce a great amount of heat which would damage the other parts on the inside of the computer. The integrated circuit would replace the transistor in 1958. Created by Jack Kilby, the integrated circuit was made up of a silicon disc made of quartz which contained three electronic components. The development of the integrated circuit reduced the size of computers even more. The more components that were put on a chip, the smaller the computer became.The next project for computers was to keep decreasing the size. This brought about the development large-scale integration (LSI). This is when hundreds of components were put on one chip. Very large scale integration (VLSI) was developed by the 1980’s. This is when thousands of components were put on one chip. Next was ultra-large scale integration (ULSI). This fit millions of components on one chip. Not only did these types of integration make the computer smaller, they also improved efficiency, reliability, and power.The 1980’s brought about the personal computer for the home. Anyone could purchase these affordable computers. After the development of these personal computers, laptops were developed which were even smaller than the personal computers. Shortly after, in 1992, the Internet was available to anyone who owns a personal computer (A Brief History of Computers). The Internet links computers all over the world to one network, which allows people to communicate over the computer. This brings us to where we are in the computer world today (Computers: History and Development).The development of computers has enhanced the quality of our lives greatly. You probably don’t even think about many of the things computers are used for accept for having fun and playing on the Internet. Since we have invented computers the reliability and production of many products has been increased. Some examples of this are car production, the heating and cool...
