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Which term is derived from the word 'compute' and means to calculate?
Which term is derived from the word 'compute' and means to calculate?
- Mechanism
- Computer (correct)
- Calculator
- Civilization
What is the main function of a computer?
What is the main function of a computer?
- To invent calculators
- To perform lengthy and complex calculations
- To process input and display output (correct)
- To grow civilization
What did our ancestors use for computing purposes before the invention of computers?
What did our ancestors use for computing purposes before the invention of computers?
- Civilization
- Electronic devices
- Calculators
- Figures and pebbles (correct)
What led to the invention of the first calculator and then computers?
What led to the invention of the first calculator and then computers?
What does the term 'computer' mean?
What does the term 'computer' mean?