Q. Which of the following was the first commercially available computer?
Answer: UNIVAC I
Notes: The UNIVAC I (UNIVersal Automatic Computer I) was the first commercially available computer, developed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania. It was first installed and used by the US Census Bureau in 1951. The machine was used mainly for governmental and scientific applications. It marked a significant step forward in computing technology, paving the way for the development of modern computing systems.

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