COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is TRUE. Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) is known for having published the first computer algorithm during her work on an ancestor of the computer (Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine). Many historians consider Ada Lovelace to be “the first programmer.”
Detailed explanation-2: -In her now famous note “G", Lovelace also adds a step-by-step description for computation of Bernoulli numbers with Babbage’s machine-basically an algorithm-which, in effect, make her the world’s first computer programmer. Ms Siffert, what fascinates you about Ada Lovelace?
Detailed explanation-3: -Members of the 1945 ENIAC programming team of Kay McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas and Ruth Lichterman have since been credited as the first professional computer programmers.