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What did the ancient Chinese invent before the calculator?
its called the abacus
What is a type of ancient calculator?
An abacus was used anciently to count using beads.
Where does abacus come from?
An abacus is a counting board or an ancient version of a calculator. Its first recorded use is by the ancient Sumerians in about 2500 BC. From that time on it seemed that all the ancient cultures used an abacus in some form or another. It is still used in parts of Asia and Africa today. The word itself is from the old Middle English which in turn took it from the Latin.
Who invented the abacus and what is it used for?
The abacus was invented by the ancient Chinese people and was used to perform mostly mathematical calculations. In Japan, even to this day, the abacus is still used for simple calculations. Many people consider the abacus the first "computer" or at least the first calculator.
What were the calculating devices before the invention of computer?
The earliest recorded calculating device is the abacus. Used as a simple computing device for performing arithmetic, the abacus most likely appeared first in Babylonia (now Iraq) over 5000 years ago.
What is the antonym for an abacus?
the antonym for abacus is future calculator
Are the abacus and the Chinese calculator the same thing?
An abacus is an ancient Chinese calculator that is still in use today.
What is the synonym for an abacus?
Calculator.
What is the previous of calculator in technology?
The abacus.
What is the first calculator named?
the abacus
What was the name of the first computer calculator?
abacus
Some call it a manual calculator?
an abacus
What is the earliest hand calculator from china?
The abacus.
What is the Chinese calculator called?
It is called an Abacus
What is the difference between abacus and calculator?
The difference is that an abacus uses beads to calculate. A calculater uses solar energy or batteries to make its digital numbers. In other words an abacus uses beads and a calculater uses buttons you press to put numbers on the calculaters screen.
What is a 6 letter word for a manual calculator?
Abacus
Which is not an electronic computer?
The abacus, a calculator before calculators.
