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    HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

    1.MANUAL DEVICES

    2.MECHANICAL DEVICES

    3.AUTOMATIC DEVICES

    1.Manual Devices:-ABACUS is invented by chinese.It is a manual device.It is used


    to calculate additions & subtractions.

    NAPIER'S BONES:-John Napier's Bones is the second manual device It is used to


    calculate Multiplication & division.It is invented in 1617

    2.Mechanical Devices:-PASCALINE is invented by baise pascaline in 1642. It is used


    to calculate Addition,subtraction,multiplication&division at the same time

    ARITHMETIC REPLICA:-It is introduced by BARON GOTTFRIED LEIBENIZ in 1673.It is


    used to calculated all arithmetic operations like:-+,-,*,/,%

    3.AUTOMATIC DEVICES:-DIFFERENTIAL AND ANALYTICAL ENGINE is introduced by


    Charles Barbage in 1822.It is used to support programming

    PUNCH CARD READING MACHINES:-Introduced by Herman Hollerith in 1890 it is


    used to print

    MARK-1:-Its is 1st electronic machine .It is introduced by Input & Output devices.

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