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During which generation of computers were vacuum tubes used as the primary technology?
During which generation of computers were vacuum tubes used as the primary technology?
- Second Generation
- Third Generation
- First Generation (correct)
- Generation Zero
Who designed the Analytical Engine?
Who designed the Analytical Engine?
- Blaise Pascal
- Wilhelm Schickard
- Herman Hollerith
- Charles Babbage (correct)
What was the purpose of the Atanasoff Berry Computer?
What was the purpose of the Atanasoff Berry Computer?
- To tabulate punched cards
- To solve systems of linear equations (correct)
- To perform numerical integration
- To design vacuum tubes
Which inventor is associated with the invention of the Pascaline?
Which inventor is associated with the invention of the Pascaline?
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What technology was used for computer input well into the 1970s?
What technology was used for computer input well into the 1970s?
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Study Notes
Early Computer Generations
- Vacuum tubes were used as the primary technology in the first generation of computers.
Inventions and Inventors
- Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine.
- John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry developed the Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC), which was the first electronic computer that used binary arithmetic and had a rotating drum for storage.
- Blaise Pascal is associated with the invention of the Pascaline, a mechanical calculator.
Computer Input Technology
- Punch cards were used for computer input well into the 1970s.
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