COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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First device that stored programs and used metal cards
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UNIVAC
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Abacus
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Jacquard Loom
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Slide Rule
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Joseph Jacquard’s punched cards program patterns on a weaving loom. In Lyon, France, Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) demonstrated in 1801 a loom that enabled unskilled workers to weave complex patterns in silk.
Detailed explanation-2: -Joseph Marie Jacquard, a French inventor from a weaving family, invented the Jacquard loom which kickstarted the automation of the weaving industry. The Jacquard loom used programmable cards and went on to influence Charles Babbages work so the loom is considered an important step towards modern computing.
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