Question

Name the earliest known calculation device and which country is known to have used it first

Answer 1

Answer:

THE EARLIEST RECORDED CALCULATING DEVICE IS THE ABACUS USED AS A SIMPLE COMPUTING DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMING ARITHEMATIC FIRST IN BABYLONIA OVER 5000 YEARS AGO .IT IS MORE FAMILIAR FORM TODAY IS DERIVED FROM THE CHINESE VERSION PICTURED below

Answer 2

Answer:

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. Its more familiar form today is derived from the Chinese version pictured below.