COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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June 1943 two men built a first generation computer at the University of Pennsylvania which was built to project the trajectory of military missiles during WWII. Although it was not build until after the war, it was able to calculate a problem that would take a team of humans 3 days in 20 seconds.
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Hollerith’s tabulating machine
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Mark I
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ABC Computer
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ENIAC
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Colossus was developed in 1943 by engineer Tommy Flowers, based on plans by the mathematician Max Newman. It was designed to decode the encrypted transmissions from the German teleprinter Lorenz cipher.
Detailed explanation-2: -The History of Computing. . History of Computing. Definition of a Computer-before 1935, a computer was a person who performed arithmetic calculations. Between 1935 and 1945 the definition referred to a machine, rather than a person.
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