SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER
In this chapter, you have learnt:
Early counting devices which are fingers, toes, sticks, stones, pebbles, beads and cowries as well as their limitations. Also note that their limitations in a way led to the discovery or invention of the mechanical counting and calculating devices.
What devices are grouped under the mechanical counting and calculating devices.
The devices known as electro-mechanical counting devices, their functions, inventors and their time of invention.
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