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The digital computer was developed primarily in __________.

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USSR
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Japan
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USA
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UK
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The correct option is C USA

The digital computer was developed primarily in USA.

Digital computer, any of a class of devices capable of solving problems by processing information in discrete form. It operates on data, including magnitudes, letters, and symbols, that are expressed in binary code—i.e., using only the two digits 0 and 1. John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American-Bulgarian physicist and inventor, best known for being credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer. Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in the 1930s at Iowa State College.

digital computer is the most commonly used type of computer and is used to process information with quantities using digits, usually using the binary number system.


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