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Which early civilization made significant contributions to computing by solving practical problems using their numerical system?
Which early civilization made significant contributions to computing by solving practical problems using their numerical system?
- Egyptians (correct)
- Greeks
- Romans
- Mesopotamians
What practical problems were solved by the Egyptians using their numerical system?
What practical problems were solved by the Egyptians using their numerical system?
- Measuring distance and bookkeeping
- Measuring time and calculating the land area (correct)
- Measuring temperature and calculating taxes
- Measuring speed and calculating distance
Which famous Egyptian papyrus includes examples of arithmetic and geometric problems?
Which famous Egyptian papyrus includes examples of arithmetic and geometric problems?
- Rosetta Stone
- Rhind Papyrus (correct)
- El-Lahun Papyri
- Gebel Barkal Papyrus
What was the purpose of the Rhind Papyrus in the context of early civilizations?
What was the purpose of the Rhind Papyrus in the context of early civilizations?
What is considered the foundation of computing today, according to the text?
What is considered the foundation of computing today, according to the text?
What types of activities are considered computing, according to the text?
What types of activities are considered computing, according to the text?
What mathematical texts were found and deciphered from the Babylonian civilization?
What mathematical texts were found and deciphered from the Babylonian civilization?
What symbols did the Babylonians use to symbolize numbers in their numerical system?
What symbols did the Babylonians use to symbolize numbers in their numerical system?
What is the purpose of counting boards in the Babylonian civilization?
What is the purpose of counting boards in the Babylonian civilization?
What is the main focus of the works by Pythagoras and Thales in early Greek mathematics?
What is the main focus of the works by Pythagoras and Thales in early Greek mathematics?
Where did Pythagoras spend time to become familiarized with mathematics?
Where did Pythagoras spend time to become familiarized with mathematics?
What secret society was established by Pythagoras, comprised of men and women?
What secret society was established by Pythagoras, comprised of men and women?
What is Pythagoras credited with the foundation of?
What is Pythagoras credited with the foundation of?
What does Thales' theorem in Euclidean geometry state?
What does Thales' theorem in Euclidean geometry state?
What did counting boards in the Babylonian civilization have that allowed beads to be placed at any point of the groove?
What did counting boards in the Babylonian civilization have that allowed beads to be placed at any point of the groove?
How did the abacus differ from the counting board in the Babylonian civilization?
How did the abacus differ from the counting board in the Babylonian civilization?
What is the significance of the rise of technological change and innovation in the last decades?
What is the significance of the rise of technological change and innovation in the last decades?
What is the foundation of computing today, according to the text?
What is the foundation of computing today, according to the text?
What were some practical problems solved by the Egyptians using their numerical system?
What were some practical problems solved by the Egyptians using their numerical system?
What type of activity is considered computing, according to the text?
What type of activity is considered computing, according to the text?
What was included in the Rhind Papyrus, a famous Egyptian papyrus?
What was included in the Rhind Papyrus, a famous Egyptian papyrus?
What was the numerical system used by the Egyptians based on?
What was the numerical system used by the Egyptians based on?
What was the purpose of the counting boards in the Babylonian civilization?
What was the purpose of the counting boards in the Babylonian civilization?
What did the Babylonians use to symbolize numbers in their numerical system?
What did the Babylonians use to symbolize numbers in their numerical system?
What was Thales’ best contribution to mathematics according to the text?
What was Thales’ best contribution to mathematics according to the text?
What did the Greeks believe in, according to the text?
What did the Greeks believe in, according to the text?
What is Pythagoras credited with according to the text?
What is Pythagoras credited with according to the text?
What was the main focus of Pythagoras and Thales in early Greek mathematics?
What was the main focus of Pythagoras and Thales in early Greek mathematics?
In what civilization did clay cuneiform tables with mathematical texts containing tables for various mathematical operations such as basic arithmetic operations, cubes, and square roots were found and deciphered?
In what civilization did clay cuneiform tables with mathematical texts containing tables for various mathematical operations such as basic arithmetic operations, cubes, and square roots were found and deciphered?
What was an important feature of the counting boards in the Babylonian civilization that allowed beads to be placed at any point of the groove?
What was an important feature of the counting boards in the Babylonian civilization that allowed beads to be placed at any point of the groove?
What is considered the foundation of Pythagorean theorem, according to the text?
What is considered the foundation of Pythagorean theorem, according to the text?
What practical application was associated with counting boards in the Babylonian civilization?
What practical application was associated with counting boards in the Babylonian civilization?
