The History and Impact of Computers
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Which counting and calculating tool was used in Babylonia as early as 2400 BC?

  • Napier’s Bones/Rods
  • Schickard’s Calculator
  • Slide Rule
  • Abacus (correct)
  • Which logarithm allows multiplication to be performed via addition?

  • Schickard’s Calculator
  • Napier’s Bones/Rods (correct)
  • Slide Rule
  • Abacus
  • Who built mankind's first automatic calculator in 1623?

  • Slide Rule
  • Napier’s Bones/Rods
  • Abacus
  • Schickard’s Calculator (correct)
  • Which computing device was primarily used for multiplication and division?

    <p>Slide Rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which counting and calculating tool was made of a wooden frame with rods along which beads are moved?

    <p>Abacus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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