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How long did it take the hollerith machine to process the 1890 us census?
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Who invented the tabulating Machine?
Invented by Herman Hollerith, the machine was developed to help process data for the 1890 U.S. Census.
For what purpose did Herman Hollerith invented his tabulating machine?
1890 US Census.
What machine used punched cards to help with the 1890 census?
Hollerith
When tabulating machine was built?
1890, by Herman Hollerith for US census.
What is the Hollerith's Automatic Census Tabulating Machine?
Invented in 1890, by Herman Hollerith, it was a way to speed up the tabulation of the US Census.
Who Had a job to send up the 1890 census and devised a punch card machine?
The answer is Herman Hollerith.
What was the purpose of Herman Hollerith inventing his tabulating machine?
Herman Hollerith invented the tabulating machine to support work in the US 1890 census, tabulating numbers for the count of population in the country.
Why did Herman hollerith the machine to read the card?
To speed up the 1890 census. The 1880 census using traditional hand counting methods had taken 8 years just to get the basic figures required by the constitution related to voting. It was estimated that without assistance of some kind the 1890 census would take much longer than 10 years, making its data useless. Using Hollerith's machines the entire 1890 census was complete in a single year!
Why did Herman hollerith invented the tabulating machine?
To count data in the 1890 census, which could not have been completed on time to meet the requirements of the constitution using traditional hand methods. The tabulator also controlled a sorter so that cards could be separated for appropriate further processing later on other tabulators.
Why do you think Herman hollerith is considered to be a pioneer in the field of computer?
Because he developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards to rapidly process statistics from the 1890 census.
Had a job to speed up the 1890 census and devise a punced-card michine?
Herman Hollerith. K.J.C
What is Herman Hollerith most noted for developing?
Semiautomated punchcard based Census tabulating counter and sorting machines, for 1890 US census.
