COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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zero
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not a thing
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10 billion
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before adopting the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, people used the Roman figures instead, which actually are a legacy of the Etruscan period. The Roman numeration is based on a biquinary (5) system.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was used in European mathematics from the 12th century, and entered common use from the 15th century to replace Roman numerals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because the Arabs transmitted this system to the West after the Hindu numerical system found its way to Persia, the numeral system became known as Arabic numerals, though Arabs call the numerals they use “Indian numerals”, , arqam hindiyyah.
Detailed explanation-4: -And for more complex calculations, Roman numerals were hopeless. This put serious limits on trade, commerce, and especially science. Meanwhile, cultures that used the Hindu-Arabic system not only had an easier time with basic arithmetic, but they were also able to undertake more complex math.