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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 the definition of mechanical ventilation?
Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device (machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.
Why did William oughtred invent the computer?
He did not invent any computer, a computer is capable of automating a calculation without human assistance.What he did invent was the sliderule, an analog mechanical calculation aid. He was most likely after a faster way to do multiplication and division, as that is the main thing a sliderule does.
Earliest computer dates back to when?
The earliest known computing device, the Antikythera Mechanism, dates back to about 100 BC. It is mechanical and analog, it is believed to have done astronomical and navigational calculations.
What is a very small computer inside a device?
Embedded computer.
Who invented the first mechanical calculating device called codex?
William Seward
Why did Microsoft called their PC windows?
Microsoft did not name the computer. They named a popular operating system that runs on computers called Windows. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "computer" was first used to describe a mechanical calculating device in 1897. Although the word existed previously, it had been used to describe "a person who computes or performs calculations."
What is the origin of the word Computer?
"According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "computer" was first used to describe a mechanical calculating device in 1897. Although the word existed previously, it had been used to describe 'a person who computes or performs calculations.'"http://www.usefultrivia.com/miscellaneous_trivia/computer_trivia_002a.html
How did chanles Babbage play AA role in the development of computer?
The unique property of a computer is the fact that the function of the device is not defined completely on assembly but is changeable based on a program that has to be added to the device. Charles Babage is generally acknowledged as the father of the computer. He invented the first (mechanical) programmable calculating machine.
The oldest known calculating device other than fingers?
the ABACUS. it is also known as the 1st calculating device created by the Chinese. it is also known as the 1st computer.
When the first computer was invented not a calculating device and who invented it?
first computer was invented by Chals Babeje. It invented in 1938
What are the types of devices used for calculating and processing data?
The device used for calculating and processing data in a computer system is known as the Central Processing Unit, or CPU for short.
What is the abacus computer?
Yes, it was an early mechanical computer. It is regarded as the first computer, made over 5000 years ago. An abacus is not like a modern computer. People think of a computer as an electronic, programmable device that can store, retrieve, and process data. There were many computing devices prior to the electronic computer that had processing capabilities. They were mechanical devices and are computers. There are many different kinds of computing devices and an abacus is one of them.
What is another name for a mechanical mouse?
Computer mouse or a pointing device. Is that what you mean?
The first mechanical device developed to help man computer first used by the chinese?
abacus
What is the name of the device consisting of a number of mechanical buttons which the user presses to input character to a computer?
A keyboard.
Who built the computer?
In the 19th Century, Charles Babbage built a mechanical device to calculate values such as logarithms, which could be considered to be the first computer.
