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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.
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 ABACUS machine?
An abacus is a mechanical device for performing arithmetical calculations. Abaci are usually a wooden frame with beads used to represent numbers.
Computer devices during the ancient times?
They used the abacus
Is an abacus a mechanical computer?
The abacus, also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes
