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When was Charles Babbage the person who invented?
give information about charles babbage's later life
What happen during the mechanical age in computer?
The Mechanical Age in computer history was from 1450 to 1840. This is the age when Punched Cards were used to perform calculations, the slide ruler was invented, and Charles Babbage invented the first modern computer that was a steam powered adding machine.
Does Minecraft pixlmon give computer virus?
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Who is the inventor of the first automatic electric digital computer?
"Who invented the computer and what year?" The answer to the first part of the question is Charles Babbage. Interestingly, the implementation of the design of what should have been the first computer was actually completed in 1989. But, if the question is "Who invented the computer first and electronically?" then it is John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly. They built the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer). Then why is Charles Babbage given the credit of inventing the computer? Charles Babbage was the first person to introduce the idea of "programmable machines". Charles Babbage hardly imagined that his distaste for human errors would one day result in inventions such as desktop computers and laptop computers.To reach today's era of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and high power processing, computer inventions had to go through various generations. This all started with Charles Babbage's difference engine in 1822. The difference engines and analytical engines (if completed) would be heavily mechanical. Their weight would be in tons (although analytical and difference engine are not considered to be of any generation, let us consider them to be of zeroth generation for the sake of reference). The main feature of first generation (1940 - 1956) computers was vacuum tubes. The architecture of second generation (1956 - 1963) computers was based on transistors. Third generation computers (1964 - 1971) saw the introduction of integrated circuits. And fourth generation (1971 - present) computers are based on microprocessors. And now we are in the fifth generation (present - henceforth) of computers, where artificial intelligence takes precedence. Following is the story of the man who invented the computer, and when he did that, little did the world know that Charles Babbage had managed to alter the course of history .Early YearsCharles' father, Benjamin Babbage, was a businessman. Therefore, money wasn't a hindrance for young Charles' education. Young Charles went to many schools and was home tutored before he went to Helmond Academy in Baker street. This is where his romance with mathematics began. Later he went to Cambridge for further studies. He was subsequently transferred to Peterhouse Cambridge where he studied analytical philosophy and computer science. However, he never really graduated with honors. Charles Babbage was later conferred with an honorary degree in mathematics.Since Charles Babbage was a profound mathematician, he soon started researching on various mathematical subjects. While doing so, he had to encounter a lot of logarithmic calculations. The only way to perform these calculations was through the use of logarithmic tables. Since there were no mechanical calculators in those times, the use of logarithmic tables became very tedious and erroneous. This experience was very hampering to the study of mathematics. Also, the accurate results would take forever to be calculated, hence, Charles decided to design a machine, which not only would save time but (more importantly) be accurate as well.Design of Charles' ComputerIn the early nineteenth century, mathematical tables were calculated by 'computers'. These were people who were assigned the task of computing, and hence were called computers. Due to this, there was a high rate of errors. Having studied computer science and being an acclaimed mathematician, it was obvious to him that he should build a calculating machine. Babbage started working on the design of an engine which would analyze input and give appropriate output.Since his design was meant to eliminate differential errors involving mathematical tables, it was called 'difference engine'. Difference engine was to calculate the finite differences, and thereby avoid the need for multiplication and division. But unfortunately, due to the huge size and the complexity of the design, Charles Babbage couldn't complete it. But this did not deter him from designing difference engine 2, which was an improved version of the original difference engine.After his failure to implement his designs of difference engine, Charles Babbage came to the conclusion that his engine designs needed improvement. He then started to design engines that were better in analysis than their predecessors. The successive designs were more efficient and complex than the previous ones. These complex machines were called analytical engines. Due to continuous work in the design, any one machine couldn't be called an analytical engine. His final design of the analytical engine was implemented only in 1989, which is far more accurate than today's electronic calculator.
Can god create a more powerful god?
god cannot create another who is more powerful than him/her because take an simple example through a question I give you "Can you lift a log that is more heavier and that is beyond your limits?" the answer is absolutely no because you can do the task upto ypur risk or your limits.. And if god creates the god who is more powerful then also he is a greater one because the powerful god is the invention of real god so it obviously makes him great leaving behind the created one. Another thing I wanna say who is great between these..... 1.Charles Babbage the father of computer. 2.the computer- which is invented by Babbage
When did computer's first arrive in Pakistan?
Since before there was computers there has been world trade. Computers may have reached certain areas at fasters rates but the world has computers avalible to them at the same time. My best answer I could give is in 1822 a man named Charles Babbage began working on a Difference Engine that would compute several sets of numbers and turned them into hard copies. Do to lack of funding this project never left the ground. Then again in 1837 Charles Babbage began working on a Analytical Engine. This mechiene contained Arithmetic Logic Unit, basic flow control, and Integrated memory. This was the first general purpose computer. However your first ever programmable computer came between 1936 and 1938 by a man named Kanrad Zuse. He called this computer the Z1. The first Eletric Programmable Computer came out in 1943 by a man named Tommy Flowers. He called his computer The Colossus. The world was introduced the the Atanasoff-Berry Cpmputer or the ABC. It was developed by Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and Cliff Berry in 1942. Your very first user computer came to us in April of 1953. The computer was named The Acorn. This is when MS-DOS was introduced the the computer community and has since took off even ferther.
Who was the woman computer scientist who developed the first computer?
That would be Ada Lovelace. Here's one article about her: http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/ada-lovelace.html but if you Google "Ada Lovelace" you will get many more.Ada Lovelace was the first programmer.
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Can yahoocom give your computer viruses?
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Can phishing scams give your computer viruses?
It can give your computer spam
Give you 3 subtopics on computer Technology?
give me three subtopics on computer technology
Will greg give you his computer for your computer?
yes
