COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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Abacus was invented by Blaise Pascal, which was an adding machine that could add long columns of numbers.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This time, we would like to show you the oldest preserved calculating machine from the year 1642. It was invented by mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal in Rouen at the age of 19.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pascal’s invention of the mechanical calculator in the early 1640s was born out of a desire to help his father in collecting taxes. He was the second person known to have created a device of this kind.
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