Computing Success

Who is known as the father of the modern computer?

• Ada Lovelace

• Charles Babbage

• Lord Byron

• Alan Turing

What was the name of the machine that Charles Babbage designed?

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

• Turing Machine

• ENIAC

Who is considered the first computer programmer?

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Ada Lovelace

• Lord Byron

What was Ada Lovelace's contribution to Babbage's design?

• The apple program to calculate Steve Job's numbers.

• The math program to calculate Bernoulli's numbers

• The science program to calculate Bernoulli's numbers

• The computer program to calculate Babbage's numbers.

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What nickname was Ada Lovelace given for her contributions to computing?

• Mother of Computers

• Prophet of the Computer Age

• Queen of Code

• Lady of Logic

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What was the purpose of the math program written by Ada Lovelace?

• To calculate Bernoulli numbers

• To solve algebraic equations

• To compute prime numbers

• To perform matrix operations

At what age did Ada Lovelace start working with Charles Babbage?

• 13

• 17

• 21

• 26

What did Ada Lovelace design at the age of 13?

• A flying machine

• A computer program

• A mathematical theorem

• A mechanical calculator

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What did Ada Lovelace suggest as a possible use for machines beyond math?

• Poetry writing
  
  
  

• Music composition

• Art creation

• Computation

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What did Ada Lovelace transcribe next to her mathematical program?

• Her diary entries

• A novel

• A poem

• An article by an Italian mathematician

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