History of Computing Devices

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Who is credited with inventing the first programmable computer?

  • Konrad Zuse (correct)
  • Howard H. Aiken
  • Alan Turing
  • Herman Hollerith

Which computer system was the first electronic general-purpose computer?

  • UNIVAC 1
  • TABULATING MACHINE
  • IBM 650
  • ENIAC (correct)

What was the significance of IBM 704 during 1957-1959?

  • The Fortran language was developed on it (correct)
  • It introduced the first commercial computer
  • It was the first portable computer
  • One component per chip was achieved in its design

Who were the individuals behind the design of UNIVAC 1?

<p>J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which programming language was NOT developed during the period of 1958-1962?

<p>MS-DOS (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the first programmable computer known as the Jacquard loom?

<p>Joseph-Marie Jacquard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which inventor suggested using the binary system to Charles Babbage for the Analytical Engine?

<p>Ada Lovelace (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the limitation of the Pascaline, invented by Blaise Pascal?

<p>It could only perform addition and subtraction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the Stepped Reckoner, a machine that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide automatically?

<p>Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the Analytical Engine and the Scheutzian Calculation Engine?

<p>The Analytical Engine was based on the Difference Engine while the Scheutzian Calculation Engine was based on the Stepped Reckoner. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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