Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?
A. Pascal
B. Hollerith
C. Babbage
D. Jacquard
E. None of the above
Answer: Option D
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The Jacquard machine is a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelasse. The loom was controlled by a "chain of cards"; a number of punched cards laced together into a continuous sequence.This Question Belongs to Computer Fundamentals >> Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous
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