Multiple choice

The analytical engine developed in 1862 was in many ways a forerunner of modern computer. Who developed this?

  1. Jack Kilby

  2. Charles Babbage

  3. Konrad Zuse

  4. Steve Jobs

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Analytical Engine was designed by Charles Babbage in the 1830s-1860s. Though never built in his lifetime, it was the first proposed mechanical general-purpose computer. Ada Lovelace wrote algorithms for it, making her the first programmer. Babbage is called the 'father of the computer'.