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History of Computing

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Which device was the first to be able to multiply and divide?

Calculating Machine (correct)

John Napier's Bone

Abacus

First Mechanical Adding Machine

What was the purpose of the Punched Board?

To create specific weaving patterns on clothes (correct)

To perform additions and subtractions

To multiply and divide numbers

To input and output data in computers

Who invented the Difference Engine?

Herman Hollerith

John Napier

Blaise Pascal

Charles Babbage (correct)

Which device could only add and subtract numbers?

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Who developed the machine that used punch cards for input and output in computers?

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History of Computing

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Questions and Answers

Which device was the first to be able to multiply and divide?

What was the purpose of the Punched Board?

Who invented the Difference Engine?

Which device could only add and subtract numbers?

Who developed the machine that used punch cards for input and output in computers?

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