The First Significant Public Awareness in the United States of Computers

question 34

Multiple Choice

The first significant public awareness in the United States of computers came during the

• A)1961 Mercury space flight.
• B)1957 launch of Sputnik.
• C)1958 launch of the first American satellite.
• D)1950 Bureau of Census tabulations.
• E)1952 election tabulations.

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