Ada Lovelace Brainpop

What is Ada Lovelace best known for?

• Being the first female mathematician

• Writing the first computer program

• Inventing an early version of the calculator

• Discovering the Bernoulli numbers

Which of the following words best describes Lady byrons role in Ada's education ?

• Negligent

• neutral

• nurturing

• negative

What role did Mary somerville play in lovelaces life?

• favorite aunt

• first boss

• mentor

• best friend

Why did Charles Babbage nickname Ada "The enchantress of Numbers"

• She misled others about her knowledge of math

• She preferred the study of magic to the study of numbers

• She demonstrated an astonishing mastery of math

• She used her mathematical skills mainly to entertain

Which statement best describes Ada lovelace work on the french description of the analytical engine?

• She was the primary author

• She co wrote with Charles babbage

• She translated it and added notes

• She published it

What was one major difference between the analytical engine and the Difference engine

• The Difference Engine worked with numbers, while the Analytical Engine computed words

• Ada Lovelace contributed to the programming of the Difference Engine, but not the Analytical Engine

• . The Analytical Engine was built in England, but the Difference Engine was built in France

• The Difference Engine worked automatically, while the Analytical Engine was programmed with punch cards

Lovelace's computer program would be of most use to:

• Biologists

• physicists

• astronomers

• mathematicians

When did Ada Lovelace live?

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

• 2000s

Which of the following would be the modern equivalent of a punch card used in one of Charles Babbage's computing machines?

• computer file

• computer charger

• computer monitor

• computer mouse

Ada Lovelace's predictions about computers were:

• prophetic

• misguided

• oblivious

• conventional