Home / Computer Fundamentals / Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous :: Discussion

Discussion :: Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous

  1. What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?

  2. A.

     EDVAC

    B.

     EDSAC

    C.

     UNIVAC

    D.

     MARK-I

    E.

     None of the above

    View Answer

    Workspace

    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    EDSAC : The Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (EDSAC) was an early British computer. Inspired by John von Neumann's seminal First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC, the machine was constructed by Maurice Wilkes and his team at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory in England. EDSAC was the second electronic digital stored-program computer to go into regular service.

    Source : wikipedia.org


Be The First To Comment