COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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What was the job title for persons who carried out calculation and computations. The first recorded used was in 1613.
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Computer
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Calculator
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Tabulating machine
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Genius
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Early computers were actually people, not machines–it was a job title. The word dates back to 1613. “Computers” performed complex calculations; they were mathematicians and bookkeepers. The first-word “computer” was used to describe a machine was 1897.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first mechanical computer, The Babbage Difference Engine, was designed by Charles Babbage in 1822. The ABC was the basis for the modern computer we all use today. The ABC weighed over 700 pounds and used vacuum tubes.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1671 the German mathematician-philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz designed a calculating machine called the Step Reckoner.
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