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What is the abacus?

A set of wooden rods for multiplication and division

A mechanical tool for counting using columns of sliding beads (correct)

A numerical scheme known as the Arabian lattice

A special version of the multiplication tables

Where was the abacus created?

Europe

Middle East

India

Far East (correct)

How did John Napier use the wooden rods?

For finding square and cube roots

For sliding up and down to represent numbers

For creating a numerical scheme

For multiplication and division of large numbers (correct)

What is the main function of Napier's rods?

To multiply and divide large numbers Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of an abacus?

To represent numbers using beads Signup and view all the answers

Which inventor completed the Pascaline machine in 1642?

Blaise Pascal Signup and view all the answers

What was Charles Babbage often credited with being the father of?

The Analytical Engine Signup and view all the answers

What did John Napier lay out on a set of four-sided wooden rods?

Special versions of the multiplication tables Signup and view all the answers

What could the Difference Engine do?

Automatically calculate long computations and mathematical operations Signup and view all the answers

What was the capacity for digits of the Pascaline machine?

Eight digits Signup and view all the answers

Which inventor is often credited with being the father of computers?

Charles Babbage Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the Difference Engine designed by Charles Babbage?

Perform long computations and mathematical operations Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Blaise Pascal complete his calculator, sometimes referred to as the 'Pascaline'?

1642 Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of Napier’s Rods designed by John Napier?

Find square and cube roots Signup and view all the answers

What is the abacus?

A mechanical tool used for counting with columns of beads Signup and view all the answers

Where was the abacus created?

India Signup and view all the answers

History of Counting Tools Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the abacus?

Where was the abacus created?

How did John Napier use the wooden rods?

What is the main function of Napier's rods?

What is the main function of an abacus?

Which inventor completed the Pascaline machine in 1642?

What was Charles Babbage often credited with being the father of?

What did John Napier lay out on a set of four-sided wooden rods?

What could the Difference Engine do?

What was the capacity for digits of the Pascaline machine?

Which inventor is often credited with being the father of computers?

What is the main function of the Difference Engine designed by Charles Babbage?

In what year did Blaise Pascal complete his calculator, sometimes referred to as the 'Pascaline'?

What is the main function of Napier’s Rods designed by John Napier?

What is the abacus?

Where was the abacus created?

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