BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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3000 BC
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1822
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Charles Babbage began to construct a small difference engine in c. 1819 and had completed it by 1822 (Difference Engine 0).
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed two classes of engine, Difference Engines, and Analytical Engines.
Detailed explanation-4: -The difference engine is a mechanical calculator first developed by Charles Babbage in 1822. It can compute several sets of numbers and make a hard copies of the results. Due to a lack of funding, he was never able to complete a full-scale functional version of this machine.