COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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What was the first design of a machine that had memory and could be programmed?
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Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine
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Difference Engine
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Harvard Mark I
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Analytical Engine
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Explanation:
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: -The Z1 had a 16-word floating point memory, where each word of memory could be read from – and written to – the control unit. The mechanical memory units were unique in their design and were patented by Konrad Zuse in 1936.
Detailed explanation-3: -During first generation of computers analytical engine were introduced. These first generation of computers use counter wheels as memory unit to store data. analytical engine was invented by Charles Babbage in 1833.
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