History of Computing Quiz

Who is this icon of Computing?

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Grace Hopper

• Bill Gates

Who is this icon of Computing?

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Grace Hopper

• Bill Gates

Who is this icon of Computing?

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Grace Hopper

• Bill Gates

Who is this icon of Computing?

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Grace Hopper

• Bill Gates

Who is this icon of Computing?

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Grace Hopper

• Bill Gates

Who invented the first calculator in 1645?

• Blaise Pascal

• Charles Casio

• Sir Clive Sinclair

• Sir Alan Sugar

• Ben Binatone

Who designed the 'difference engine' in 1822, a blueprint for the first modern programmable computer

• Charles Babbage

• 'Wild Bill' Gates

• Steve Jobs

• Toby La'Rone

• Keifer Sutherland

Often credited with being the first ever computer programmer, Who is this?

• Ada Lovelace

• Taylor Swift

• Margaret Thatcher

• Eva Longoria

• Carrie-Anne Matthews

What was the name of the top-secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers, who broke the Nazi enigma code?

• Bletchley Park

• Belper Mills

• Buckingham Palace

• Castle Manor

• Kensington House

How many miles of wiring was needed to create Howard Aitkens 1944 computer, the ASCC 'Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator'?

• 500 miles

• 500 metres

• 5 metres

• 5 miles

• 50 kilometres