COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
[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: -The correct answer is Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer. It is considered to be the first operational electronic digital computer in the United States, developed by Army Ordnance to compute World War II ballistic firing tables.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), introduced at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946, was the world’s first electronic digital computer. Weighing 30 tons and filling a 1000 sq. ft. room, the ENIAC consisted of 42 panels.
Detailed explanation-3: -it is the first programmable general-purpose electronic digital computer . It was in use on 15th feb, 1946. it is known as electronic numerical integrator and computer. It was turing-complete, digital and able to solve “a large class of numerical problems through reprogramming".