History of Computer Programming

What was the name of the first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage?

• ENIAC

• Colossus

• Analytical Engine

• UNIVAC

Which of the following was the first high-level programming language?

• COBOL

• FORTRAN

• BASIC

• Assembly

In what year was the first version of the programming language FORTRAN released?

• 1945

• 1957

• 1965

• 1970

Which of the following is a characteristic of early computers?

• They were portable

• They used vacuum tubes

• They had graphical user interfaces

• They were wireless

What was the primary purpose of the ENIAC computer?

• Weather forecasting

• Business data processing

• Military calculations

• Personal computing

Which programming language is known for its use in artificial intelligence and symbolic computation?

• Python

• LISP

• Java

• C++

Who developed the concept of a stored-program computer?

• John von Neumann

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• Tim Berners-Lee

Which of the following was a key feature of the Analytical Engine?

• It was the first computer to use transistors

• It had a central processing unit (CPU)

• It used punch cards for input and output

• It was the first computer to connect to the internet

What was the primary innovation of the UNIVAC I computer?

• It was the first computer to use integrated circuits

• It was the first commercially available computer

• It was the first computer to use a mouse

• It was the first computer to have a color display

Which of the following programming languages was developed by Dennis Ritchie?

• Python

• Java

• C

• Ruby