SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

COMPUTER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the first computer that is used by our ancestors?
A
Analytical Engine
B
Abacus
C
ENIAC
D
UNIVAC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abacus is known to be the first mechanical calculating device. Which was used to be performed addition and subtraction easily and speedily? This device was a first develop Ed by the Egyptians in the 10th centaury B.C, but it was given it final shape in the 12th centaury A.D. by the Chinese educationists.

Detailed explanation-2: -The binary abacus is used to explain how computers manipulate numbers. The abacus shows how numbers, letters, and signs can be stored in a binary system on a computer, or via ASCII. The device consists of a series of beads on parallel wires arranged in three separate rows.

Detailed explanation-3: -The abacus, which emerged about 5, 000 years ago in Asia Minor and is still in use today, may be considered the first computer. This device allows users to make computations using a system of sliding beads arranged on a rack. Early merchants used the abacus to keep trading transactions.

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