What did the first computers use to remember things?

The first computers used switches and wires to remember things.

Imagine you're playing a game where you have to follow a path through a maze. If you take the wrong turn, you might need to go back, like when you forget your way home from school. The first computers worked kind of like that maze. They had switches, which are like little buttons or lights that can be on or off. When they're on, it means something is happening; when they're off, it means something else.

These switches were connected with wires, like the strings you use to tie your shoes. The wires helped send messages from one switch to another, so the computer could remember what was going on.

Think of a switch as a light that can be turned on or off. If it's on, it means the computer knows something, like when you flip a light switch in your room. The wires are like the roads between different rooms, they help the messages travel from one place to another.

So, the first computers used switches and wires together to remember things, just like you use your memory (and maybe a drawing on paper) to remember where you left your toy.