COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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____ is a perfect example of a mechanical calculator.
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Pascaline
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Taxi meter
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Abacus
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all
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none
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Taxis and private hire Taxi fares and charges If you are pre-booking a private hire vehicle, check the cost before the journey starts. The fare meter should not start until all passengers and their belongings are safely in the vehicle.
Detailed explanation-2: -taxicab is named after the taximeter, an instrument invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in 1891 that automatically recorded the distance traveled and/or the time consumed, thus enabling the fare to be accurately measured.
Detailed explanation-3: -The First Metered Taxis Although horse-drawn for-hire carriages had been operating for centuries, the modern taximeter cab was invented in Germany in the 1890s.
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