COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1890, the U.S. Government had a problem. With the nation’s population growing rapidly, hand-counting the results was proving impractical-the 1880 census took a full 7 years to tabulate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tabulating machine was an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information stored on punched cards. Invented by Herman Hollerith, the machine was developed to help process data for the 1890 U.S. Census.

Detailed explanation-3: -Try refreshing the page. Herman Hollerith, (born February 29, 1860, Buffalo, New York, U.S.-died November 17, 1929, Washington, D.C.), American inventor of a tabulating machine that was an important precursor of the electronic computer.