BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1954 scientist were able to predict exactly what computers would like today. False 3. Search engines make it harder to find information on the internet.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first mechanical computer, The Babbage Difference Engine, was designed by Charles Babbage in 1822. The ABC was the basis for the modern computer we all use today. The ABC weighed over 700 pounds and used vacuum tubes. It had a rotating drum, a little bigger than a paint can, that had small capacitors on it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Babbage, (born December 26, 1791, London, England-died October 18, 1871, London), English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Computers have evolved and advanced significantly over the decades since they originated. Many years ago, in their most rudimentary form, computers were very large and slow. Gradually, computers have become smaller and faster, enabling people to use them virtually anywhere.
Detailed explanation-5: -On 12 May 1941, Konrad Zuse completed the Z3 in Berlin, which was the first fully functional (programmable and automatic) digital computer.