COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
EARLY COMPUTING DEVICES
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Question
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The term “computer” was originally used to describe inventions like the abacus or the slide ruler.
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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: -A slide rule, also known as a slide ruler or a slipstick, is an extremely complex ruler that functions as an analog computer. By sliding various components of the ruler to align with one another, a slide rule can compute products, roots, logarithms, and the result of trigonometric functions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Abacus Computer It is used to show how numbers, letters, and signs can be stored in a binary system on a Computer, or using an ASCII number. The device consists of a series of beads on parallel wires that are arranged in three separate rows.
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