COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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Computing frame
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Beads tray
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Beads rach
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The abacus (plural abaci or abacuses), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool which has been used since ancient times. It was used in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, millennia before the adoption of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Abacus, also known as counting frame, is a calculating device that has been in use since ancient times and is still in use today. Abacus was used in ancient East Asia, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Arabic numeral system.
Detailed explanation-3: -An abacus is a calculation tool used by sliding counters along rods or grooves, used to perform mathematical functions. In addition to calculating the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the abacus can calculate roots up to the cubic degree.
Detailed explanation-4: -The frame of the abacus has a series of vertical rods on which a number of wooden beads are allowed to slide freely. A horizontal beam separates the frame into two sections, known as the upper deck and the lower deck.