BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Alan Turing
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Charles Babbage
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Steve Jobs
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Bill Gates
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -7. Difference between Difference engine and Analytical engine. Analytical Engines can solve any set of calculations with the help of a processor, punch cards, and a bunch of codes. While the difference engine is a mechanical calculator that was designed to calculate polynomial functions.
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: -Difference Engine No. 1 called for 25, 000 parts and would have weighed an estimated four tons. Construction was abruptly halted in 1833 when Clement downed tools and fired his workmen following a dispute with Babbage over compensation for moving Clement’s workshop closer to Babbage’s house. The Engine was never built.
Detailed explanation-5: -Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed the first automatic computing engines.