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QThe earliest calculating device is

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  • A calculator ✔ ✖
  • B abacus ✔ ✖
  • C difference engine ✔ ✖
  • D analytical engine ✔ ✖
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The earliest calculating device is abacus.

Abacus(1602)

Inventor: China

Characteristics: 

  • First mechanical calculating device.
  • A horizontal rod represents the one, tens, hundred, etc.

Applications:

  • Used for addition and subtraction operations.
  • Calculation of square roots can also be performed.

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