History of Computers

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The world's first programmable, electronic, digital computer, _____________, was developed by the British codebreaker Tommy Flowers.

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Colossus

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What is a programmable device that stores, retrieves, and processes data?

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computer

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The ________was used in Babylon 2000 years before the Greeks used it to help with calculating.

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abacus

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Charles Babbage designed the “__________” and “__________” in the early 19th Century

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Difference Engine and Analytical Engine

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Who is the first recognized computer programmer?

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Lady Augusta Ada

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Who is the inventor of the programmable loom crucial in the development of other programmable machines?

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Joseph-Marie Jacquard

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In 1674, the Stepped Reckoner was invented, a machine that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Who is the inventor?

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz

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He is a famous French philosopher who invented the first calculator to help with collecting taxes.

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Blaise Pascal

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During World War 2 at Bletchley Park, who are the two young engineers called code breakers?

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Tommy Flowers and Alan Turing

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Who is the famous scientist who invented the ABC, a digital computer?

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John Vincent Atanasoff