The Punch-Card System First Used in the Jacquard Loom

question 20

Multiple Choice

The punch-card system first used in the Jacquard loom

• A)later became the model for early computers.
• B)automated complex silk weaving.
• C)used interchangeable loom cards that were often pirated.
• D)was widely used in England and France.
• E)All of these

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