BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
Question
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When did Babbage begin construction of the Difference Engine?
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1823
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1907
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1765
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1890
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Babbage began to construct a small difference engine in c. 1819 and had completed it by 1822 (Difference Engine 0).
Detailed explanation-2: -1823: The concept of a gas vacuum engine is patented by British engineer Samuel Brown.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed two classes of engine, Difference Engines, and Analytical Engines.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1821 Babbage invented the Difference Engine to compile mathematical tables.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage.
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