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Computer Conservation Society

Computer Conservation Society is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Computer Conservation Society rather than just read about it. In short: The Computer Conservation Society (CCS) is a British organisation, founded in 1989. It is under the joint umbrella of the British Computer Society (BCS), the London Science Museum and the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.

Key takeaways

Computer Conservation Society belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Computer Conservation Society to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Computer Conservation Society from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Computer Conservation Society (CCS) is a British organisation, founded in 1989. It is under the joint umbrella of the British Computer Society (BCS), the London Science Museum and the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.

Overview The CCS is interested in the history of computing in general and the conservation and preservation of early British historical computers in particular. The society runs a series of monthly public lectures between September and May each year in both London and Manchester. The events are detailed on the society's website. The CCS publishes a quarterly journal, Resurrection. The society celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014. Dr Doron Swade, formerly the curator of the computing collection at the London Science Museum, was a founding committee member and As of 2021 is the current chair of the society. David Morriss, Rachel Burnett, and Roger Johnson are previous chairs, also all previous presidents of the BCS.

Projects The society organises a number of projects to reconstruct and maintain early computers and to conserve early software. For example:

Restorations Elliott 401 Elliott 803 Elliott 903 and 905 DEC Systems Ferranti Pegasus ICT 1301 Project Harwell Dekatron Computer Differential analyser HEC 1 Reconstructions Colossus Rebuild Manchester Baby Bombe Rebuild EDSAC Replica Project Babbage's Analytical Engine Other projects Software preservation "Our Computer Heritage" website Tony Sale Award for computer conservation and restoration

Locations London Science Museum:

Ferranti Pegasus (Not currently being displayed working) Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester:

Manchester Baby Hartree Differential Analyser The National Museum of Computing:

Colossus Harwell Dekatron or WITCH ICL 2966 Elliot 803 Elliott 905 EDSAC Replica Bletchley Park Trust:

Bombe Currently not on public display:

ICT 1301 (Currently in storage at The National Museum of Computing) Elliott 401

References

External links Official Website Our Computer Heritage – a project led by the CCS

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Computer Conservation Society

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Computer Conservation Society claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Computer Conservation Society before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Computer Conservation Society ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Computer Conservation Society

In research: Computer Conservation Society appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Computer Conservation Society in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Computer Conservation Society is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1989 establishments in the United Kingdom, BCS Specialist Groups, History of computing in the United Kingdom, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Computer Conservation Society outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Computer Conservation Society in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Computer Conservation Society means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Computer Conservation Society out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Computer Conservation Society in simple terms?

Why does Computer Conservation Society matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Computer Conservation Society?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Computer Conservation Society.