Grade 4 - History of Computers

Computers are not used much in our daily lives.

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The first use of the word "computer" was recorded in the 20th century.

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The first computers were machines used for mathematical calculations.

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Abacus was first used in China around 500 B.C.

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Abacus is still in use today in some parts of the world.

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The Napier's Bones allowed operators to perform multiplication and division.

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The slide rule was mainly used for addition and subtraction.

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The Pascaline could only do addition and subtraction.

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The Stepped Reckoner could perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division automatically.

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The Jacquard loom was controlled by punched cards.

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