Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?

A EDVAC

B EDSAC

C UNIVAC

D MARK-I

E None of the above

ANS:B - EDSAC

It used mercury delay lines for memory, and derated vacuum tubes for logic. Input was via five-hole punched tape and output was via a teleprinter.