COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the first mechanical Computer called?
A
Difference Engine
B
ABC(Atanasoff-Berry Computer)
C
ENIAC
D
Apple
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Difference Engine, an early calculating machine, verging on being the first computer, designed and partially built during the 1820s and ‘30s by Charles Babbage .

Detailed explanation-2: -Still, the British adopted his proposed two-shilling piece, or florin, making ten florins equal to a pound sterling. Babbage never fully finished the expanded Difference Engine, which he began calling the “Analytical Engine, ‘’ but parts of the original ran smoothly in displays and kept bringing him more attention.

Detailed explanation-3: -A difference engine is an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions. It was designed in the 1820s, and was first created by Charles Babbage.

Detailed explanation-4: -The difference engine is a mechanical calculator first developed by Charles Babbage in 1822. It can compute several sets of numbers and make a hard copies of the results. Due to a lack of funding, he was never able to complete a full-scale functional version of this machine.

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