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What were the first computers?
What were the first computers?
- Digital computers
- Automation with punched cards
- People with mathematical proficiency (correct)
- Mechanical devices
When were mechanical computation machines developed?
When were mechanical computation machines developed?
- 16th century
- 18th century
- 17th century
- 19th century (correct)
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Study Notes
- Early mathematicians developed algorithms and used counters for calculations.
- Mechanical devices were developed in the 16th century for precise calculations.
- The first computers were people, mostly women with mathematical proficiency.
- Devices with gears and flutes for calculations were developed in the 16th-17th century.
- Automation with punched cards was developed in the 18th-19th century.
- Mechanical computation machines were developed in the 19th century.
- Digital computers were developed in the 1940s-1970s.
- First generation computers were made of vacuum tubes and were large and costly.
- Second generation computers had transistors, were smaller, more reliable, and more affordable.
- Automation of machinery increased due to trade, travel, and population growth.
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