COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Analytical Engine, generally considered the first computer, designed and partly built by the English inventor Charles Babbage in the 19th century (he worked on it until his death in 1871).
Detailed explanation-2: -Babbage’s machine had many of the components of a modern computer: a control unit (punched card control), memory (the store), a processor (the mill), an input device (card reader), and an output device (a printer).
Detailed explanation-3: -5) Why is Charles Babbage known as the father of computers? Charles Babbage is known to be the father of Computers because he researched machines that could calculate. The first device created was Babbage’s Difference Engine Number 1, which calculated and printed mathematical tables.