Early Calculating Devices

What is the name of the early calculating device that uses beads on rods to perform arithmetic operations?

• slide rule

• abacus

• calculator

• compass

Who is credited with the invention of Napier's Bones, an early calculating device for multiplication?

• John Napier

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

Which mathematician and philosopher created the Pascaline, one of the earliest mechanical calculators?

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Blaise Pascal

• Isaac Newton

The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was known as the ________.

• Analytical Engine

• Digital Calculator

• Logic Machine

• Computing Engine

What was the name of the device designed by Charles Babbage that was meant to be a general-purpose computer?

• Analytical Engine

• Computational Contraption

• Digital Abacus

• Logic Machine

Which computer, also known as the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, was developed by Howard Aiken and IBM?

• Harvard Mark I

• ENIAC

• Colossus

• Princeton University Machine

Pascaline was invented in _______

• 1648

• 1651

• 1641

• 1661

Who is often referred to as the 'father of the computer'

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Babbage

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Isaac Newton

The Difference Engine, designed by Charles Babbage, was intended to compute _________.

• culinary recipes

• poetry analysis

• mathematical tables

• weather patterns

Which early calculating device was used by the British government for various calculations in the 19th century?

• Babbage Difference Engine

• Pascaline

• Abacus

• Analytical Engine