The technology Herman Hollerith created in the 1880s began the modern-day data processing function in computers.

The tech

What was the name of this

transistor

punched-card machine

microprocessor

resistor

punched-card machine

Explanation:

We know this as the punched-card machine, and it is also known as the Hollerith cards or the IBM cards. At that time, and through this technology, we used to punch a hole with hand or with the machine, and each hole used to represent the data and the instruction. And these were widely used for inputting the data in the early computers.