FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was electronic computer developed?
A
1890s
B
1920s
C
1930s
D
1940s
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in the 1930s at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University). Challenges to his claim were resolved in 1973 when the Honeywell v. Sperry Rand lawsuit ruled that Atanasoff was the inventor of the computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ABC was built by Atanasoff and Berry in the basement of the physics building at Iowa State College during 1939–1942. The initial funds were released in September, and the 11-tube prototype was first demonstrated in October 1939.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was generally believed that the first electronic digital computers were the Colossus, built in England in 1943, and the ENIAC, built in the United States in 1945.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first digital electronic computer was built in year of 1946. The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) was the world first electronic advanced PC.

Detailed explanation-5: -1.1 1937. Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the first electronic digital computing device. It was used to solve systems of linear equations. The ABC innovations included electronic computation, binary arithmetic, parallel processing, regenerative capacitor memory, and a separation of memory and computing functions.

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