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Before stored programs, what was needed to change what a machine did?

ARe-wiring the machine
BPressing one key
CChanging the monitor
DAdding more RAM
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Re-wiring the machine
Early machines had fixed programs, so a new function meant re-wiring and re-structuring them.
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