Ada Lovelace
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Who is credited as the first computer programmer?

  • Alan Turing
  • Tom Kilburn
  • Ada Lovelace (correct)
  • Charles Babbage
  • Which computer is known as the Manchester Baby?

  • Analytical Engine
  • SSEM (correct)
  • ENIAC
  • EDVAC
  • What did Ada Lovelace publish an algorithm for?

  • Solving differential equations
  • Sorting algorithms
  • Calculating prime numbers
  • Calculating Bernoulli numbers (correct)
  • What did Tom Kilburn's program calculate?

    <p>The highest factor of integer 218</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Before the Manchester Baby, how were machines manually programmed?

    <p>By connecting vacuum tubes with wires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software runs on a platform provided by system software and is used directly by users when launched and stops when closed?

    <p>Application software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software is installed according to the user's requirements and is used to perform specific tasks?

    <p>Application software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software helps users input, edit, format, and output text content?

    <p>Word processor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software helps in organizing data by creating and managing a database?

    <p>Database software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software helps in organizing, storing, and analyzing data?

    <p>Spreadsheet</p> Signup and view all the answers

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