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  1. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?

  2. A.

     Pascal

    B.

     Hollerith

    C.

     Babbage

    D.

     Jacquard

    E.

     None of the above

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    Answer : Option D

    Explanation :

    The Jacquard machine is a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelasse. The loom was controlled by a "chain of cards"; a number of punched cards laced together into a continuous sequence.


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