Computer Science

What is the central focus of computer science?

• Cryptography and computer security

• Hardware and software design

• Algorithms and data structures

• Computer graphics and computational geometry

Which discipline involves studying abstract models of computation and general classes of problems?

• Programming language theory

• Theory of computation

• Database theory

• Computer architecture

What do cryptography and computer security primarily focus on?

• Secure communication and preventing security vulnerabilities

• Constructing computer components

• Managing repositories of data

• Generating images

Which area investigates the interfaces through which humans and computers interact?

• Operating systems

• Software engineering

• Networks

• Human–computer interaction

What is the primary concern of software engineering?

• Developing software

• Exploring computational geometry

• Studying theoretical algorithms

• Designing computer components

Who is often referred to as the 'father of computing'?

• Wilhelm Schickard

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Charles Babbage

• Thomas de Colmar

Which individual is considered the first computer scientist and information theorist?

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Ada Lovelace

• Wilhelm Schickard

• Herman Hollerith

Who published the first algorithm intended for processing on a computer?

• Herman Hollerith

• Charles Babbage

• Thomas de Colmar

• Ada Lovelace

Which individual invented the tabulator using punched cards to process statistical data?

• Herman Hollerith

• Charles Babbage

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Wilhelm Schickard

In what year did Thomas de Colmar launch the mechanical calculator industry with his arithmometer?

• 1834

• 1885

• 1646

• 1820