BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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A device that can count fast and is similar to an abacus.
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Pascaline
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Jacquard’s Loom
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Tabulating Machine
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Automatic Loom
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Pascaline was designed and built by the French mathematician-philosopher Blaise Pascal between 1642 and 1644.
Detailed explanation-2: -Updated: 02/07/2022 by Computer Hope. Alternatively known as the Pascal’s Adder, Pascale, or Pascalene, Pascaline is a calculating machine developed and built by Blaise Pascal in 1642. The Pascaline was capable of mathematical operations, such as adding, subtracting, and carrying 10s, 100s, and 1000s.
Detailed explanation-3: -abacus, plural abaci or abacuses, calculating device, probably of Babylonian origin, that was long important in commerce.
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