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 |