COMPUTER SOFTWARE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
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Question
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The earliest programming languages were Used to run steam engines.
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Newcomen Engine (1712) The Newcomen Engine in 1712 was the first steam engine to utilize steam power for mechanical work. Steam pushed a piston up and was cooled by water, creating a vacuum that let the piston down by gravity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Savery steam pump The first steam engine to be applied industrially was the “fire-engine” or “Miner’s Friend", designed by Thomas Savery in 1698.
Detailed explanation-3: -Steam engines were used as the prime mover in pumps, locomotives, steam ships, traction engines, steam lorries and other road vehicles, and were essential to the Industrial Revolution.
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