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What is the abacus?
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?
Where was the abacus created?
- Europe
- Middle East
- India
- Far East (correct)
How did John Napier use the wooden rods?
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?
What is the main function of Napier's rods?
What is the main function of an abacus?
What is the main function of an abacus?
Which inventor completed the Pascaline machine in 1642?
Which inventor completed the Pascaline machine in 1642?
What was Charles Babbage often credited with being the father of?
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 did John Napier lay out on a set of four-sided wooden rods?
What could the Difference Engine do?
What could the Difference Engine do?
What was the capacity for digits of the Pascaline machine?
What was the capacity for digits of the Pascaline machine?
Which inventor is often credited with being the father of computers?
Which inventor is often credited with being the father of computers?
What is the main function of the Difference Engine designed by Charles Babbage?
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'?
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 main function of Napier’s Rods designed by John Napier?
What is the abacus?
What is the abacus?
Where was the abacus created?
Where was the abacus created?
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