Pioneers of Computer Science
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What is the primary focus of the programming process?

  • Implementing the algorithm in a programming language
  • Designing the user interface
  • Creating an algorithm to solve the problem
  • Analysis to understand the problem (correct)

    • Who is credited with being the first software engineer?

  • Frances Spence
  • Ada Lovelace (correct)
  • Grace Hopper
  • Margaret Hamilton

    • What is the main benefit of using comments in code?

  • So humans can understand the code (correct)
  • To make the code more secure
  • To make the code more complex
  • To make the code run faster

    • What was Margaret Hamilton's contribution to Project Apollo?

    <p>Designing the Apollo Guidance Computer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between programming and coding?

    <p>Programming is for humans, coding is for computers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with coining the term 'debugging'?

    <p>Grace Hopper (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of women are in ICT, according to the text?

    <p>30% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of structured programming?

    <p>To write modular code (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary outcome of the invention of movable type by Gutenberg?

    <p>Increased access to education through reading and writing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the sequence of tech revolutions, what came after the 'Information Revolution'?

    <p>Mass Media Revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus of the 'Mass Media Revolution'?

    <p>Adoption of pamphlets and newspapers by the masses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a principle mentioned in the text?

    <p>Structured Programming (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of contributing to open-source development, according to the text?

    <p>To gain work experience (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the 'Scientific Revolution' according to the sequence of tech revolutions?

    <p>Development of the scientific method (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of the 'Information Revolution' according to the text?

    <p>Enabling people to change their lives through reading and writing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the article 'MIT Technology Review, SOSCIP:SDDS AI video editing'?

    <p>The development of AI-powered video editing tools (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of Java programming language?

    <p>It is compiled to bytecode (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of Python programming language?

    <p>It is a readable, open sourced, scalable, and extensible language (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of C# programming language?

    <p>It inherits from Java and C++ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of 4GL programming languages?

    <p>It is a low-code language with GUI (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of SQL?

    <p>It is a query language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was SQL developed?

    <p>In the 1970s (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a feature of 5+GL programming languages?

    <p>It is a no-code language with GUI (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of JavaScript programming language?

    <p>It runs in browser and in Node.js server side (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the first word processor, designed by Evelyn Berezin, come into existence?

    <p>1971 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which platform’s integrity is preserved through IBM’s 'Investment Protection' program?

    <p>z16 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the RAM capacity of the DEC PDP-11/70 minicomputer introduced in the 1970s?

    <p>4MB (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following workloads is handled by mainframes at only 6% of the total IT costs?

    <p>Production Workloads (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with designing the first word processor known as the 'Data Secretary'?

    <p>Evelyn Berezin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary feature of the IBM PC Model 5150 that made it revolutionary for business use?

    <p>The first 'killer application', VisiCalc (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which types of technologies do current IT hardware ranges include?

    <p>Cloud clusters and mainframes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which company's system is specifically noted for combining AI directly on the CPU?

    <p>Alibaba (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which significant technological advancement in the 20th century contributed to the increase in communication speed?

    <p>Fiber optic cables (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who commented 'But what...is it good for?' regarding the microchip in 1968?

    <p>An IBM engineer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary role of IBM's 360 mainframe introduced in the 1960s?

    <p>Mainframe computing for institutions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which early computer system was miniaturized into a single chip by 1996?

    <p>ENIAC (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was responsible for designing the computer logic for early computer systems in 1951?

    <p>Evelyn Berezin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was notable about Evelyn Berezin’s contribution to the United Airlines reservation system in 1962?

    <p>It operated globally in real-time with a delay of only one second (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the early computers built in the 1940s and 1950s?

    <p>Large systems and special-purpose devices (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology's development marked an inflection point in the historical timeline of discovery and invention in computing?

    <p>The microchip (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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