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Hollerith was influenced by which information storage technique?

  • Photographic Film

  • Punched Cards

  • Magnetic Tape

  • Cloud Storage

Answer

Punched cards, the answer to this question, greatly influenced Herman Hollerith's work. These cards, made of stiff paper, contained data represented by holes punched in specific positions. Hollerith's invention, the punched card tabulator, used these cards to process and sort vast amounts of data efficiently, revolutionizing data processing and laying the groundwork for modern computing.
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