The first mechanical computer is an Analytical Engine, which was designed by Charles Babbage, the Father of the Computer.

This provides the basic instructions for a PC's hardware, and is coded into the computer's ROM (or Read Only Memory). The settings in the BIOS can be modified to change certain features of how the ...

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