The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)
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Who designed and built the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)?

  • Iowa State College
  • John Mauchly
  • John Vincent Atanasoff (correct)
  • Clifford Berry

    • When was the full-scale machine of the ABC completed?

  • 1973
  • 1997
  • 1939
  • 1942 (correct)

    • What was the legal result of the patent dispute related to the ABC?

  • Atanasoff was declared the originator of several basic computer ideas (correct)
  • ENIAC was declared the first computer
  • The ABC was declared un-patentable
  • Mauchly was declared the originator of the ABC

    • What was the significance of the full-scale working replica of the ABC?

    <p>It proved that the ABC machine was functional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the replica of the ABC currently displayed?

    <p>Computer History Museum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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