FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -The abacus, called Suan-Pan in Chinese, as it appears today, was first chronicled circa 1200 C.E. in China. The device was made of wood with metal re-inforcements. On each rod, the classic Chinese abacus has 2 beads on the upper deck and 5 on the lower deck; such an abacus is also referred to as a 2/5 abacus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The abacus is one of many counting devices invented in ancient times to help count large numbers, but it is believed that the abacus was first used by the Babylonians as early as 2, 400 B.C.1 The abacus was in use in Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Mesopotamians of Sumeria invented Abacus between and BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sumerian abacus appeared between 2700 and 2300 BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -Where was the Abacus invented? The type of Abacus most commonly used today was invented in China around the 2nd century B.C. However, Abacus-like devices are first attested from ancient Mesopotamia around 2700 B.C.!