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Women in Computer Science

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which woman is known for her pioneering work on virtual memory and her contributions to the development of the B5000 computer?

a) Grace Hopper

b) Adele Goldstine

c) Frances Allen

d) Jean Bartik

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is often referred to as the "Queen of Software" for her role in developing the COBOL programming language?

a) Ada Lovelace

b) Grace Hopper

c) Jean Bartik

d) Betty Snyder Holberton

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is recognized for her work on artificial intelligence and the development of the computer program, "Logic Theorist"?

a) Adele Goldberg

b) Karen Spärck Jones

c) Lynn Conway

d) Allen Newell

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is recognized for her work on the development of the programming language ALGOL W and her contributions to compiler design?

a) Jean Bartik

b) Karen Spärck Jones

c) Adele Goldberg

d) Betty Snyder Holberton

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is recognized for her work on parallel processing and her contributions to the development of the IBM SP2 supercomputer?

a) Radia Perlman

b) Lynn Conway

c) Adele Goldstine

d) Fran Allen

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which woman is known for her work on the development of the ENIAC, one of the earliest electronic general-purpose computers?

a) Adele Goldstine

b) Jean Sammet

c) Grace Hopper

d) Kathleen Antonelli

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which woman is known for her contributions to the development of the programming language COBOL and her work on the UNIVAC I computer?

a) Adele Goldstine

b) Grace Hopper

c) Karen Spärck Jones

d) Betty Holberton

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