COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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Which of the following is TRUE of the Z3 developed by Konrad Zuse from 1935 to 1941?
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It was the first computer with a screen monitor and a keyboard
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It was the first analytical engine to use vacuum tubes
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It was the first working, programmable and fully automatic digital computer
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It was the first generation of computers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Z3, an early computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse working in complete isolation from developments elsewhere, uses 2, 300 relays, performs floating point binary arithmetic, and has a 22-bit word length. The Z3 was used for aerodynamic calculations but was destroyed in a bombing raid on Berlin in late 1943.
Detailed explanation-2: -Zuse was noted for the S2 computing machine, considered the first process control computer. In 1941, he founded one of the earliest computer businesses, producing the Z4, which became the world’s first commercial computer.
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