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One of the first mechanical devices (addition)
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Mult, divide, add, subtract, and calculate square roots
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calculate numbers to the 20th place and then print them at 44 digits per minute
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perform a variety of calculations by following a set of instructions, or program, stored on punched cards.
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Used for the census, gender,age, height
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Being able to change programs
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Usually binary at the time
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Used binary, 1s and 0s
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Originaly used to product trojectory of missles
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Displayed info on punched cards. Relayed switches
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Control all functions of computer (stored info)
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Used to solve problems by entering instructions
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Used to replace vacuum tubes
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Used computer language c-10
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One of the more smaller computers at the time (expensive)
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uses an interpreter, rather than a compiler, to translate code into instructions that run on a computer.
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Could let the computer receive info faster
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One of the first computers to use a integrated circuit
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Entire CPU on a chip
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create modules that can be used over and over again in a variety of programs.