Which of the following is the first computer that arrived in India?

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Question: Which of the following is the first computer that arrived in India?

A UNIVAC I

B  ENIAC

C  HEC-2M

D  TIFRAC

Answer:    TIFRAC

 

Aspect      Description
Name TIFRAC (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Automatic Calculator)
Development 1956
Operation 1959
Significance The first computer to be installed in India
Location Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Type Early Electronic Computer
Purpose Scientific and Mathematical Computing
Developer Developed by Dr. Homi J. Bhabha and his team at TIFR
Architecture Vacuum Tube Technology
Storage Magnetic Drum Memory
Programming Language Assembly Language
Speed Approximately 4,000 instructions per second
Discontinued TIFRAC was decommissioned in the 1970s
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