How does my $10\times10$ abacus work?

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How does this $10\times10$ abacus work? More specific:

  • Counting: is it common to count from 1 to 100, or from 1 to 9.999.999?
  • How does addition work?
  • How does multiplication work?
  • Are there any other "fast methods" to do arithmetic?

10x10 abacus