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Computer Scientists

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

William Gates

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Mark Zuckerberg

d)

Alan Turing

2.

Who is this?

a)

William Gates

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Mark Zuckerberg

d)

Alan Turing

3.

Who is this?

a)

Jeff Bezos

b)

Larry Page

c)

Grace Hopper

d)

Ada Lovelace

4.

Who is this?

a)

Jeff Bezos

b)

Larry Page

c)

Grace Hopper

d)

Ada Lovelace

5.

What logo is this?

a)

Amazon

b)

Microsoft

c)

Apple

d)

Google

e)

Facebook

6.

What logo is this?

a)

Amazon

b)

Microsoft

c)

Apple

d)

Google

e)

Facebook

7.

Ada Lovelace is best known for:

a)

her work on the Analytical Machine and for being one of the first computer programmers

b)

her work on the first digital computer

c)

her work on developing Twitter

d)

her work on developing Mathematics for programming

8.

Alan Turing was a British computer scientist who was highly influential in the development of:

a)

formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine

b)

linear programming

c)

the mainframe computer

d)

computer ergonomics

9.

The Turing Machine, developed by Alan Turing can be considered as a model of the general purpose computer as we know it today.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Enigma...

a)

...was a coding machine used by the Germans during the WWII.

b)

...was a machine used to decipher German communications.

c)

...was created by Alan Turing.

d)

...was a German machine used for decyphering British communications.

11.
An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected. 
a)
Coding
b)
Algorithm
c)
Bug
d)
Event
12.
The first computer programmer was...
a)
Steve Jobs
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Ada Lovelace
d)
I have no idea. 
13.

Who was the co-founder of Apple

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Alan Touring

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Jeff Bezos

14.

Many refer to me as the "father of the computer" based on my invention of the Difference Engine.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Presper Eckert

d)

Bill Gates

15.

I was a human computer that was tasked with programming ENIAC, and my methods and techniques laid the foundation for all future programming.  

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Grace Hopper

d)

Jean Bartik

16.

What is Mark Dean famous for?

a)

Being the founder of Apple

b)

Creating the ENIAC

c)

Being an  inventor and engineer that worked for IBM

d)

Being an inventor of the world wide web

17.

What is Tim Berners-Lee famous for?

a)

Inventor of the first web page and the world wide web

b)

Co-founder of Apple

c)

Inventor of the color monitor

d)

Being one of the first computer programmers