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britannica.com topic › World-Wide-Web

World Wide Web | History, Uses & Benefits | Britannica

World Wide Web, the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network). The Web gives users access to a vast array of content that is connected by means of hyperlinks, electronic connections that link related pieces of information.

britannica.com science › combinatorics

Combinatorics | Counting, Probability, & Algorithms | Britannica

Combinatorics, the field of mathematics concerned with problems of selection, arrangement, and operation within a finite or discrete system. Included is the closely related area of combinatorial geometry. One of the basic problems of combinatorics is to determine the number of possible

britannica.com topic › Boolean-algebra

Boolean algebra | Logic, Sets & Relationships | Britannica

Boolean algebra, symbolic system of mathematical logic that represents relationships between entities—either ideas or objects. The basic rules of this system were formulated in 1847 by George Boole of England and were subsequently refined by other mathematicians and applied to set theory. Today,

britannica.com topic › electronic-game

Electronic game | Definition, History, Systems, & Facts | Britannica

Electronic game, any interactive game operated by computer circuitry, including shared and personal computers, arcade consoles, video consoles connected to home television sets, handheld game machines, mobile devices such as cellular...

britannica.com biography › Grace-Hopper

Grace Hopper | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica

Grace Hopper, American mathematician and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise UNIVAC I, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for COBOL. Learn more about Hopper’s life and career.

britannica.com technology › electronics

Electronics | Devices, Facts, & History | Britannica

Electronics, branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour, and effects of electrons and with electronic devices. Electronics encompasses an exceptionally broad range of technology. The term originally was applied to the study of electron behaviour and