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Who designed the first mechanical calculator in 1822?

What was the purpose of the Colossus computer?

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1
What was the purpose of the Colossus computer?
To store information
To play games
To decode messages during World War II
To help students with math
2
Who designed the first mechanical calculator in 1822?
John von Neumann
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Steve Jobs
3
Which computer was the first to store programs in memory?
Apple I
Manchester Baby
ENIAC
IBM PC
4
What revolutionized computers in the 2000s?
Smartphones and AI
Steam engines
Typewriters
Telegraphs
5
When did personal computers become widely popular?
1940s
1950s
1980s
1970s
6
What major technology became common in the 1990s?
The internet and laptops
Cloud computing
Smartphones
Artificial intelligence