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Danish Ali
Contents
• Charles Babbage
• Ada
• Computer
• Benefits of using a computer
• What you can do with a computer
Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
• Charles Babbage invented the first calculating machine in 1830,
known as the “analytical engine”
• The first digital purpose computer
• A programmable, mechanical, digital machine
• Could carryout any calculation
• Could make decisions based upon the results of the previous
calculation
• Components: input; memory; processor; output
Ada, Countess of Lovelace(1815-52)
• Babbage: the father of computing
Ada: the mother?