Hollerith's machine was used to process the 1890 U.S. Census data in ____, as opposed to the decade it usually took to process the data manually.
A) two and one-half years
B) six and one-half years
C) four and one-half years
D) eight and one-half years

Question

Hollerith's machine was used to process the 1890 U.S. Census data in ____, as opposed to the decade it usually took to process the data manually.
A) two and one-half years
B) six  and one-half  years
C) four  and one-half  years
D) eight  and one-half years

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Hollerith's machine reduced the time for processing the 1890 U.S. Census data from a decade to just two and one-half years.

Hollerith's Machine Was Used to Process the 1890 U