Provide two paragraphs response to each of the following questions: 1) Given the early innovations of the 19th century and the telegraph what was the significance of this new technology during that era?

2) Briefly describe the concept of Read Only Memory (ROM) and how this innovation affected the processing of punched cards?

3) Why was it important for Eckert and Mauchly to solve the problems they encountered with the ENIAC computer?