5 Questions
What is the earliest known computing device designed to aid numeric computation?
Abacus
Who is the mathematician after whom the term 'algorithm' is named?
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
What was used to define complex patterns woven into textiles by the Jacquard Loom?
Punch cards
What is the ancient algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers?
The Euclidean algorithm
What was used in science and engineering in the 1600s until it was replaced by pocket calculators in the 1900s?
Slide rule
Test your knowledge of the origins and early developments in computing with this quiz. Explore the ancient history of computing, from the abacus to the earliest computational methods, and gain insights into the foundations of digital computers.
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