Early Programming in Computer Science

What is the purpose of sequences of operations in a computer?

• To perform a single calculation

• To save values into memory

• To create a computer program

• To retrieve values from memory

Who developed the programmable textile loom?

• Joseph Marie Jacquard

• Ada Lovelace

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

What was a major drawback of using plug boards for programming?

• They could not store data

• They were too slow

• They required rewiring for each new program

• They were too expensive

What architecture unified programming data into a single shared memory?

• Von Neumann architecture

• Harvard architecture

• Manchester architecture

• ENIAC architecture

What was the first commercially successful home computer?

• Commodore 64

• Altair 8800

• Apple I

• IBM PC