7 Important Black Computer Scientists

7 Important Black Computer Scientists

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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7 Important Black Computer Scientists

7 Important Black Computer Scientists

Assessment

Passage

Computers

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Alvin Bugtai

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which black computer scientist attended Howard University and worked for NASA as part of the group of NASA mathematicians called 'human computers'?

John Henry Thompson

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

Evelyn Boyd Granville

Mark Dean

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the co-creator of the IBM personal computer and the first African American to become an IBM fellow?

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

Kimberly Bryant

Annie Easley

Mark Dean

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which black computer scientist founded Black Girls Code to teach computer science concepts to underrepresented black girls in the tech world?

Annie Easley

Kimberly Bryant

Mark Regis Hannah

Evelyn Boyd Granville

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the programming language Lingo and implemented the Digital Jam 2.0 project in Jamaica?

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

Mark Dean

Mark Regis Hannah

John Henry Thompson

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which black computer scientist earned her PhD in mathematics from Yale and wrote software programs for the IBM 650 computer?

Evelyn Boyd Granville

Annie Easley

Kimberly Bryant

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was known for her prodigious mathematics skills and helped NASA program for the space race?

Annie Easley

Melba Roy Mouton Newton

Evelyn Boyd Granville

Kimberly Bryant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which black computer scientist co-founded Silicon Graphics and created programs for graphic design in movies like Jurassic Park and Aladdin?

Evelyn Boyd Granville

Mark Dean

John Henry Thompson

Mark Regis Hannah

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