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
Solution (By Examveda Team)
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
In the late 19th century, Herman Hollerith took the idea of using punched cards to store information a step further when he created a punched card tabulating machine which he used to input data
Then how answer is Jacquard ???
Ans. B