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Explore the historical context of early mechanical computers from Napier's Bones to Babbage's Difference Engine. Learn how devices like the Abacus, Pascaline machine, and Punch cards paved the way for modern cybersecurity. Discover their impact on network security practices today.
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B.C. 1617 1642 1673 1820 1801 1832 Early Mechanical Computers Napier’s Bones Stepped Reckoner Punch cards Abacus Pascaline machine Arithmometer Babbage’s Difference Engine
An Abacus (BC) A mechanical device used for counting. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be performed on a standard abacus. Using the abacus is still taught in Asian schools and still used by shopkeepers in Asia and “Chinatowns” in the USA.
Napier’s Bones (1617) of logarithms and calculate based on relative position of the scales and when bound together created the first slide rule. • John Napier’s bones work on the principal