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Computer Fundamentals · Q1142

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Q1142

The first mechanical calculating machine was made by

A.
William Oughtred
B.
Gottfried Leibnitz
C.
Blaise Pascal
Answer
D.
Charles Babbage
E.
None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Pascaline, also called Arithmetic Machine, the first calculator or adding machine to be produced in any quantity and actually used. The Pascaline was designed and built by the French mathematician-philosopher Blaise Pascal between 1642 and 1644.