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The digital computer was developed primarily in

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Q. The digital computer was developed primarily in
  1. USSR
  2. Japan
  3. USA
  4. UK
Answer: USA
Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. 
John Vincent Atanasoff (October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American-Bulgarian physicist and inventor, best known for being credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer.

History of computing hardware

First generation (mechanical/electromechanical)CalculatorsPascal's calculator, Arithmometer, Difference engine, Quevedo's analytical machines
Programmable devicesJacquard loom, Analytical engine, IBM ASCC/Harvard Mark I, Harvard Mark II, IBM SSEC, Z1, Z2, Z3
Second generation (vacuum tubes)CalculatorsAtanasoff–Berry Computer, IBM 604, UNIVAC 60, UNIVAC 120
Programmable devicesColossus, ENIAC, Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, EDSAC, Manchester Mark 1, Ferranti Pegasus, Ferranti Mercury, CSIRAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC I, IBM 701, IBM 702, IBM 650, Z22
Third generation (discrete transistors and SSI, MSI, LSI integrated circuits)MainframesIBM 7090, IBM 7080, IBM System/360, BUNCH
MinicomputerHP 2116A, IBM System/32, IBM System/36, LINC, PDP-8, PDP-11
Desktop ComputerProgramma 101, HP 9100
Fourth generation (VLSI integrated circuits)MinicomputerVAX, IBM System i
4-bit microcomputerIntel 4004, Intel 4040
8-bit microcomputerIntel 8008, Intel 8080, Motorola 6800, Motorola 6809, MOS Technology 6502, Zilog Z80
16-bit microcomputerIntel 8088, Zilog Z8000, WDC 65816/65802
32-bit microcomputerIntel 80386, Pentium, Motorola 68000, ARM
64-bit microcomputerAlpha, MIPS, PA-RISC, PowerPC, SPARC, x86-64, ARMv8-A
Embedded computerIntel 8048, Intel 8051
Personal computerDesktop computer, Home computer, Laptop computer, Personal digital assistant (PDA), Portable computer, Tablet PC, Wearable computer
Theoretical/experimentalQuantum computer, Chemical computer, DNA computing, Optical computer, Spintronics-based computer

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