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Punched- card data processing was invented ny Herman Hollerith.
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What has the author Robert Glen Van Ness written?
Robert Glen Van Ness has written: 'Principles of punched card data processing' -- subject(s): Punched card systems
What has the author David J McLachlan written?
David J. McLachlan has written: 'Data processing' -- subject(s): Bookkeeping, Business, Data processing, Punched card systems
What has the author F Robert Crawford written?
F. Robert Crawford has written: 'Business systems with punched card data processing and system/3 model 10' -- subject(s): Accounting, Business, Data processing
What has the author M Jack Krupnick written?
M. Jack Krupnick has written: 'Summary of survey of New Jersey colleges and universities processing data on punched card equipment' -- subject(s): Data processing, Statistics, Universities and colleges
What is punched card?
A punch card are cards with punched holes in them that represent data. You feed them into a (usually) large-scale computer that can accept them.
What did Hermann Hollerith invented?
Hermann Hollerith invented a "mechanical tabulator" that uses punched cards to store data.
What is electronic punch card system?
An electronic punch card system was the first data entry system for computers. Cards were punched with holes according to the information that was stored or directions for the computer. The card was inserted into a card reader and the data was collected. Factories still use a type of punch card system with their manual time cards. Only with the time card, information is printed on the card instead of holes punched.
What was the significance of the punch card?
It is the medium by which people communicate with computers in the olden days. Computer programs are written in punched cards, input data are also written in punched cards. There was a special machine called "card reader" to interpret what were in the punched cards and convert them into machine readable form.
Who was the Us statistician who invented a system for recording alpha numeric data on punched cards during the 19c?
Hollerith
What was a punch card and what do you use now instead of it?
Data input/output/storage/processing medium. It was a thin piece of paper card stock that holes could be punched inn to encode various kinds of data. There were hundreds of different kinds of machines that manipulated them in different ways.Some similar media used today:Text filesSpreadsheetsDatabasesetc.There is no exact equivalent anymore (luckily).
What is the use of the punched card?
data storageprogram storageinputoutput
What is a datacard?
A data card is a removable computer component that contains data or is used for data operations, such as data input, data output, data transformation and data transfer. Data cards provide identification, authentication, data storage and application processing. A data card is also known as a smart card.
