Napier's Bones
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Who invented Napier's bones?

  • Isaac Newton
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Galileo Galilei
  • John Napier (correct)

What was the purpose of Napier's bones?

  • To find the sum of numbers
  • To do subtraction
  • To do multiplication and division (correct)
  • To find the square root of numbers

What did the left edge of the board have?

  • Squares with numbers 1 to 9 (correct)
  • Squares with numbers 1 to 10
  • Squares with numbers 1 to 8
  • Squares with numbers 1 to 7

Which of the following is another name for Secondary memory?

<p>Internal memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is stored in Secondary memory?

<p>Permanent data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is stored in Secondary memory?

<p>Application data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common type of data stored in databases?

<p>Employee salaries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of databases?

<p>To store and organize data for easy access (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a database?

<p>A place to store and organize data for easy access (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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