computers in the United States

This web page discusses computers in the United States.

The United States is a major exporter of software, transistors, and computers. The United States is a major importer of computers.

The United States, Japan, France, Canada, and England are the world leaders in 3-D computer animation.

    Internet country code: (ccTLD) .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
    Internet hosts: 439 million (2010) (1st in the world)
    Internet users: 231 million (2008) (2nd in the world) †

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Top 10: Where to Find the World’s Fastest Internet

    Where does the U.S. rank on the list of the top 10 countries or regions with the fastest broadband connections? Nowhere.
    Bloomberg.com got an early look at the quarterly Internet report that Akamai Technologies will publish later today. The rankings, which cover July through September of last year, are based on average peak connection speeds.
    The U.S. landed at No. 14, partly because of its large landmass, which is difficult to fully cover with high-speed fiber. Click through the list to see which region snagged the No. 1 spot.

—World’s Fastest Internet by Mark Milian of Bloomberg Technology, 22 January 2013, based on a report from Akamai Technologies

history of computers in the United States

In 1944 Howard Aiken of Harvard University created the Harvard Mark I and Mark II. The Mark I was primarily mechanical, while the Mark II was primarily based on reed relays. Telephone and telegraph companies had been using reed relays for the logic circuits needed for large scale switching networks. (See history of programming language)

The first modern electronic computer was the ENIAC in 1946, using 18,000 vacuum tubes. See below for information on Von Neumann’s important contributions. (See history of programming language)

The first solid-state (or transistor) computer was the TRADIC, built at Bell Laboratories in 1954. The transistor had previously been invented at Bell Labs in 1948. (See history of programming language)

    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.

The Apple Store offers Macintosh computers for the United States.

education

    Literacy: (2003 est.)
    total population: 99%
    male: 99%
    female: 99% †
    typical schooling: 16 years (2008) †

Educational expenditures: 5.5% of GDP (2007) (46th in the world) †

Top Universities: See individual state web pages for top U.S. colleges and universities.

cracking in the United States

photography by Don Smith

2. United States

The U.S. accounted for 10 percent of the world’s attack traffic during the fourth quarter of last year, putting the country in 2nd place. The U.S.’s share dropped from 13 percent in the previous quarter and matched its percentage from the year-ago period.
The U.S. is home to members of some of the world’s most notorious hacker groups, including Anonymous and AntiSec.

—Top Ten Hacking Countries by Mark Milian of Bloomberg Technology, 22 April 2013, based on a report prepared by Akamai Technologies

#2 Top Hacking Country. United States. Although hacking traffic in the United States dropped from 13 percent to 10 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012, hacking groups such as Anonymous lead the USA to second place on this list. according to ABC News for the last quarter of 2012.

national information

Name: United States of America (United States; U.S.A.)

    Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
    Geographic coordinates: 38° 00′ N, 97° 00′ W
    total area: 9,826,675 sq km (3rd in the world)
    land area: 9,161,966 sq km
    water area: 664,709 sq km †

Capital: Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates: 38° 53′ N, 77° 02′ W †

    Population: 310,232,863 (July 2010 est.) (3rd in the world)
    urbanization: 82% (2008)
    life expectancy: (at birth) 78.24 years (2010 est.) (49th in the world)
    Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) †

† information, flag, and maps from Fact Book

visitor stats

October 2013 there were 2,894 visitors from the United States.

In May 2010 the United States produced the number 1 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 31% of the visitors.

In October 2000 the United States produced the number 1 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 47% of the visitors.


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