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Which device was the first to be able to multiply and divide?
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?
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?
Who invented the Difference Engine?
- Herman Hollerith
- John Napier
- Blaise Pascal
- Charles Babbage (correct)
Which device could only add and subtract numbers?
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?
Who developed the machine that used punch cards for input and output in computers?
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