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

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