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Download Solution PDFWhere was India's first computer installed and when?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
Key Points
- India’s first computer was installed in 1955 in Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (now called Kolkata).
History of India’s first computer
- The age of computers in India began in 1955 with the installation of HEC-2M
- HEC-2M was a computer designed by A.D.Booth in England
- The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) at Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the first institute to have the privilege.
- India bought its first computer for the amount of Rs 10 lakh.
- It was also recognized as a number-crunching machine with a huge size.
The computer age in India began in 1955 with the installation of HEC-2M (a computer designed by A.D.Booth in England) at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) at Calcutta (now Kolkata)
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