
The abacus also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool which has been used since ancient times. It was used in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. The exact origin of the abacus has not yet emerged. It consists of rows of movable beads, or similar objects, strung on a wire. They represent digits. One of the two numbers is set up, and the beads are manipulated to perform an operation such as addition, or even a square or cubic root.
Abacus can be learned at any age, the obvious benefits are seen when a kid starts learning abacus during early years of education. It is important that the student can count upto 100 prior joining for Abacus training. Considering this pre-requisite, Abacus has been taught all over from the age of 6.