Overview of Computer Science
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What is the central focus of computer science?

  • Cryptography and computer security
  • Hardware and software design
  • Algorithms and data structures (correct)
  • Computer graphics and computational geometry
  • Which discipline involves studying abstract models of computation and general classes of problems?

  • Programming language theory
  • Theory of computation (correct)
  • Database theory
  • Computer architecture
  • What do cryptography and computer security primarily focus on?

  • Secure communication and preventing security vulnerabilities (correct)
  • Generating images
  • Constructing computer components
  • Managing repositories of data
  • Which area investigates the interfaces through which humans and computers interact?

    <p>Human–computer interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of software engineering?

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

    Who is often referred to as the 'father of computing'?

    <p>Charles Babbage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which individual is considered the first computer scientist and information theorist?

    <p>Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who published the first algorithm intended for processing on a computer?

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

    Which individual invented the tabulator using punched cards to process statistical data?

    <p>Herman Hollerith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Thomas de Colmar launch the mechanical calculator industry with his arithmometer?

    <p>1820</p> Signup and view all the answers

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