Computing History and Programming Language Quiz

Invention of Abacus = Around 4,000 years ago Charles Babbage conceives steam-driven calculating machine = 1821 Ada Lovelace writes the world's first computer program = 1848 Invention of Analytical and Difference Engine = 1821

Chinese = Invented Abacus Charles Babbage = Conceived steam-driven calculating machine Ada Lovelace = Wrote the world's first computer program University of Minnesota = Funded the Difference Engine project

Abacus = Wooden rack with metal rods and beads for computation Difference Engine = Steam-driven calculating machine conceived by Charles Babbage Analytical Engine = Machine for computation with the first computer program written by Ada Lovelace Bernoulli numbers = A sequence of rational numbers often used in computation

<p>Steam-driven calculating machine = Conceived by Charles Babbage Analytical Engine = Had the first computer program written by Ada Lovelace Bernoulli numbers = Sequence often used in computation Abacus = Believed to be the first computer invented around 4,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>First computer programmer = Ada Lovelace First computer invention = Abacus First computer program = Written by Ada Lovelace First steam-driven calculating machine = Conceived by Charles Babbage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ada Lovelace</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It marked the beginning of the history of computers and is believed to be the first computer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Difference Engine; it failed due to lack of technology at the time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A step-by-step description for computation of Bernoulli numbers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sequence of rational numbers often used in computation.</p> Signup and view all the answers