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Who is credited with inventing the first mechanical adding machine?
Who is credited with inventing the first mechanical adding machine?
- Blaise Pascal (correct)
- Joseph Jacquard
- Charles Babbage
- Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
Which invention made profound changes in the history of industrialization and computing?
Which invention made profound changes in the history of industrialization and computing?
- The UNIVAC I
- The mechanical loom (correct)
- The abacus
- The Analytical Engine
Which was the first electronic digital computer?
Which was the first electronic digital computer?
- The UNIVAC I
- ENIAC (correct)
- The Analytical Engine
- Blaise Pascal's adding machine
Who foresaw a machine that could perform all mathematical calculations, store values in its memory, and perform logical comparisons among values?
Who foresaw a machine that could perform all mathematical calculations, store values in its memory, and perform logical comparisons among values?
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In what year was the UNIVAC I manufactured?
In what year was the UNIVAC I manufactured?
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