FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1822, an Englishman designed the Analytic Difference Machine. His name was ____
A
Charles Babbage
B
Herman Hollerith
C
Steve Jobs
D
Steve Wozniak
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Analytical Engine With the construction project stalled, and freed from the nuts and bolts of detailed construction, Babbage conceived, in 1834, a more ambitious machine, later called Analytical Engine, a general-purpose programmable computing engine.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1821 Babbage invented the Difference Engine to compile mathematical tables. On completing it in 1832, he conceived the idea of a better machine that could perform not just one mathematical task but any kind of calculation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charles Babbage began to construct a small difference engine in c. 1819 and had completed it by 1822 (Difference Engine 0).

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