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QWhich of the following is known as father of computer?

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  • A Dennis Ritchie ✔ ✖
  • B Napier ✔ ✖
  • C Charles Babbage ✔ ✖
  • D Alan Turing ✔ ✖
Correct Answer: Option C

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Analytical Engine (1837)

Inventor: Charles Babbage (Father of Computer) (London)

Characteristics:

  • First general-purpose computer.
  • Stored program in the form of ‘pegs’ also called barrels.

Applications:

  • It was a decimal machine used sign and magnitude for representation of a number.

 

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