BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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They physically hand-wired the machine
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They designed the hardware for the machine and put it together
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They wrote the software to be used on the machine
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They designed the switches and cables used on the machine
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Detailed explanation-1: -The women physically hand-wired the machine, an arduous task using switches, cables, and digit trays to route data and program pulses. After a while, the women earned the trust of the ENIAC engineers and gained the mentorship of John Mauchly.
Detailed explanation-2: -The women were now ‘machine operators’-controlling the electronic circuit of the computer which contained tens of thousands of switches, wires and digit trays.
Detailed explanation-3: -Marlyn Wescoff [left] and Ruth Lichterman were two of the female programmers of ENIAC. The history of AI is often told as the story of machines getting smarter over time.
Detailed explanation-4: -The two men and their team built the hardware. But hidden behind the scenes were six women-Jean Bartik, Kathleen Antonelli, Marlyn Meltzer, Betty Holberton, Frances Spence, and Ruth Teitelbaum-who programmed the computer to calculate artillery trajectories in seconds.
Detailed explanation-5: -Women’s contributions to computer science and technology include developing the first computer program, inventing computational methods, and advancing space technology. Yet, women’s contributions to science and technology have largely been written out of history.