COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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name the first calculating device
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napiers bones
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abacus
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pascaline
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -abacus, plural abaci or abacuses, calculating device, probably of Babylonian origin, that was long important in commerce. It is the ancestor of the modern calculating machine and computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Mesopotamians of Sumeria invented Abacus between and BC.
Detailed explanation-3: -An abacus is considered one of the first calculating devices invented by man.
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