FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is known as the father of computer?
A
Herman Hollerith
B
Louis Pascal
C
ENIAC
D
Charles Babbage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Babbage is sometimes referred to as “father of computing.” The International Charles Babbage Society (later the Charles Babbage Institute) took his name to honor his intellectual contributions and their relation to modern computers.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Charles Babbage invented a machine called Analytical Engine, which is a model of today’s computers. Since he was the first person who gave us the basic idea of computers, he is known as the ‘father of computers’.

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