COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
EARLY COMPUTING DEVICES
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Question
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What machine did Charles Babbage propose?
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The Difference Engine
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The Abacus
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The slide rule
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The Antikythera mechanism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The calculating engines of English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) are among the most celebrated icons in the prehistory of computing. Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 1 was the first successful automatic calculator and remains one of the finest examples of precision engineering of the time.
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