The document provides a history of computers from ancient counting tools like the abacus to modern digital computers. It describes how Charles Babbage designed early mechanical computers like the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine in the 1800s, laying the foundations for stored-program computers. John von Neumann further advanced the concept of the stored-program computer. The document also outlines the basic components of a modern computer, including the central processing unit, memory, drive controllers, hard drives, optical drives, and operating system. It lists applications of computers such as CAD, graphics, modeling, and multimedia. Charts show growth in internet usage and users in Thailand from 2007. The document assigns team members research tasks on computer components/graphics and the history of