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    The First Multi-Purpose or Programmable Computing Device Was Probably Charles
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The First Multi-Purpose or Programmable Computing Device Was Probably Charles

Question 14

Question 14

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The first multi-purpose or programmable computing device was probably Charles Babbage's Difference Engine, which was begun in …………….but never completed.


A) 1823
B) 1827
C) 1832
D) 1865

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