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What is the computing mechanism for Atanasoff–Berry Computer ?

  1. Electrical

  2. Electro - Mechanical

  3. Electronic

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) was an electronic digital computer that used vacuum tubes for its computing mechanism. Unlike earlier electro-mechanical computers that used physical switches and relays, the ABC was fully electronic. It was not electrical (which would imply no electronic components), nor was it electro-mechanical like the Z3.

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