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Q729

The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

A.
ENIAC
B.
Mark I
Answer
C.
Analytic engine
D.
UNIVAC-I
E.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, called Mark I by Harvard University’s staff, was a general purpose electromechanical computer that was used in the war effort during the last part of World War II. One of the first programs to run on the Mark I was initiated on 29 March 1944 by John von Neumann.

Source : wikipedia.org