Which of the following statements about UNIVAC is/are correct ? 1.

Which of the following statements about UNIVAC is/are correct ?

1. It was the first general purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use.
2. It stands for Unique Automatic Computer.

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017

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The correct answer is A) 1 only.

Statement 1 is correct: The UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) was indeed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use in the United States. It was delivered to the United States Census Bureau in 1951.
Statement 2 is incorrect: UNIVAC stands for Universal Automatic Computer, not Unique Automatic Computer.

UNIVAC I was a significant step in the history of computing, moving computers from purely scientific and military applications towards commercial data processing. It was famous for correctly predicting the outcome of the 1952 US presidential election based on a small sample of votes. It was designed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, who had previously designed the ENIAC.

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