COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

INTERNET HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
when was computers invented?
A
1956
B
1945
C
1980
D
1936
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Z1 was a motor-driven mechanical computer designed by Konrad Zuse from 1936 to 1937, which he built in his parents’ home from 1936 to 1938. It was a binary electrically driven mechanical calculator with limited programmability, reading instructions from punched celluloid film.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of a Computer-before 1935, a computer was a person who performed arithmetic calculations. Between 1935 and 1945 the definition referred to a machine, rather than a person.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Turing machine was invented in 1936 by Alan Turing, who called it an “a-machine” (automatic machine). It was Turing’s Doctoral advisor, Alonzo Church, who later coined the term “Turing machine” in a review.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was during this time, 1822 to be exact, when English mathematician, philosopher, and inventor Charles Babbage first introduced the concept of the computer, only he called it the Difference Engine.

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