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Overall, computers are generally referred to as electronic devices but they are a combination of electronic and mechanical parts. The most common hard drives read a magnetic storage disc mechanically, though the new solid state drives that are taking over have no moving parts. Optical drives, CD/DVD, have mechanical parts to read the disc and the cooling fan is mechanical as well. I suppose a computer with a solid state drive and no optical or floppy disc drive or fan could be nearly totally electronic.
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∙ 10y agoThey could be (e.g. Charles Babbage's Analytical Enginea digital computer designed circa 1840 that was never built, Antikythera Mechanism an analog computer built circa 100 BC) but all modern computers are electronic.
The main defining criteria for computers is that they must be able to fully automate calculations without further human interaction, once initially set up. If a device can do this neither the technology nor mode of calculation used (digital or analog) used in it matter its a computer, if it cannot do this its not a computer.
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How many types of electro- mechanical computer are there in history of computer?
There are 5 electro mechanical computer
What is the definition of electro mechanical?
An electro-mechanical computer is a computer that uses relays.
Was the Z1 a mechanical or electronical computer?
mechanical, but it did do floating point arithmetic.
Was the antikythera mechanism really the first computer?
it was an astronomical calculator. A form of mechanical analog computer. The nordon bombsight was also a form of mechanical analog computer.
Who create The Last famous o electro-mechanical computer was?
Howard Aiken
How many types of electro- mechanical computer are there in history of computer?
There are 5 electro mechanical computer
What is the definition of electro mechanical?
An electro-mechanical computer is a computer that uses relays.
Is mechanical branch tough or computer science branch?
computer science is tougher than mechanical.............
What are the 4 basics periods of computer?
pre-mechanics mechanical electro-mechanical electronics
What do you mean by mechanical computer era?
evolution of computer
What is another name for analog computer?
mechanical computer
Who invented mechanical computer?
me
Was the Z1 a mechanical or electronical computer?
mechanical, but it did do floating point arithmetic.
Was the antikythera mechanism really the first computer?
it was an astronomical calculator. A form of mechanical analog computer. The nordon bombsight was also a form of mechanical analog computer.
Is a computer mechanical?
There have been mechanical computers in the past, but they were rare. Today the odds are good that any computer you encounter is digital.
What are the 4 basic periods in computer history?
mechanical, pre-mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronics by aiko January brunellesche
Mechanical era in evaluation of computer?
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