Early Calculating Machines — Chapter Test

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Question 1
The first counting device, a frame with beads on rods, is the…
APascaline
BAbacus
CNapier's Bones
DAnalytical Engine
Question 2
Napier's Bones were used mainly to make … easier.
Adrawing
Bmultiplication
Ctyping
Dprinting
Question 3
Which machine used gears to add and subtract by itself?
AAbacus
BPascaline
CNapier's Bones
DPen drive
Question 4
Who is called the 'Father of the Computer'?
AJohn Napier
BBlaise Pascal
CCharles Babbage
DBill Gates
Question 5
Compared with early machines, today's computers are…
Abigger and slower
Bsmaller and faster
Cmade only of wood
Dable to do just one job