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Yes abacus still in used today, specially for visual impaired students. Eventhough the talking calculator did help for visual impaired students at Braille schools across the nation, but talking calculator do not let students understand the important of number placement value. I enclosed some websites talk about the benefits of using abacus in Braille schools:
http://www.hadley-school.org/resources_list_detail.asp?resource=abacus http://www.hadley-school.org/resources_list_detail.asp?resource=abacus
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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.
Where was the abacus in 1200 AD in?
the abacus as we know today appeared circa 1200 A.D. in
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.
Are teepees still used today?
Yes teepees are still used today by uncommon are unknown idians.
Who used the abacus?
random people who needed it for counting and other uses of math they couldn't do in their head. It is still used to day all around the world in different countries
Is a abacus still used today?
Yes.
Is the abacus still used today?
yes but not many people use it
What is an early calculator that is still used today?
Before electronics were invented, Mathematicians used abacus's.
When was the abacus first used and is it still being used today?
There was evidence of the abacus going back as early as 2700 B.C. And it is still commonly used in certain countries and places like Japan, China, Russia, and the Middle East.
What computing device was invented in 3000 BC and is still used today in some parts of the world?
The Abacus.
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 name of the ancient counting device used thousands years ago that is still used in some parts of the world today?
The Abacus.
What is the name of the ancient counting device used thousand of year ago that is still used in some part of the world today?
The Abacus.
Who still uses the abacus today?
I think Chinese do...
In what countries is the abacus till used today?
Florida
Where is abacus still being used?
An abacus is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for arithmetic. The abacus was in use centuries before the written modern numeral system and is still used by merchants, traders and clerks in Asia and Africa.
Is the Chinese abacus still used today if not tell why?
Yes it is. they teach it in school. It is primarily used to teach little kids in kitnergarden and elementary school to add and subtract.
