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Punch cards are used with electro-mechanical timeclocks to record and create a paper trail of employee attendance.

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Who developed the first punch card system in 1887?

Herman Hollerith received the patent for the mechanical punch card system in 1887. He developed it for use with tabulating machines. However, the manual punch card system originated in 1725, created by Basile Bouchon for producing cloth patterns.


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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.


Are punch card used for data analysis?

Punch cards store data. That data can then be analysed by feeding the cards into a punch card reader.


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If a coworker has asked you to punch out their time card what should you do?

Do not punch out the time card and report the incident to your immediate supervisor


What operating systems work best with the punch card app?

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How many columns were on a punch card in 1929 how many punch locations were there?

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Who is inventor of hollerith's punch card?

Mr Hollerith was inspired by punchcards he witnessed being used by railroad tickets. When the railroad man would ask for your ticket, he would use a hand punch to punch a hole in the ticket. The hole he punched was punched in your ticket in special places on the card that described the passengers appearance, so tickets could not be faked.


How many columns were on a punch card in 1929 and how many punch location were there?

22 columsand 8 location


How many columns were on a punch card in 1929 and how many punch locations were there?

22 columsand 8 location