In which decade was the ENIAC, often cited as the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, completed?
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1940s
The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) occupied about 1,800 square feet and used 18,000 vacuum tubes. It was originally designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States Army during World War II.
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