Multiple choice

Which of the following sources was used to provide the power to Differential Engine?

  1. Steam

  2. Electricity

  3. Sun light

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Charles Babbage designed the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine to be powered by steam. Since these were mechanical devices consisting of thousands of gears and wheels, they required a significant physical power source to operate. Electricity was not yet a practical power source for such machinery during Babbage's time in the 19th century.

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