The Secret Deciphering of Coded German Messages
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Who led the secret deciphering of coded German military messages?

  • Alan Turing, a British mathematician and cryptographer
  • Group of social misfits and theoretical mathematicians in London (correct)
  • Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
  • Participants of the Daily Telegraph puzzle contests
  • What did Alan Turing propose in his 1950 paper?

  • Founding Apple Computers
  • Leading the German naval code breaking effort
  • Concepts of 'algorithm' and 'computation'
  • The 'Turing Test' for artificial intelligence evaluation (correct)
  • Where were the mathematicians recruited from for the Colossus project?

  • Stanford University in Silicon Valley
  • Oxford, Cambridge, and puzzle contests in the Daily Telegraph (correct)
  • London and Berlin
  • Home Brewed Computer Club meetings
  • When was Apple Computers founded?

    <p>1977</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mission of the Colossus computer?

    <p>'Ultra' secret deciphering of coded German military messages</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

    What was the primary goal of the networks linking early digital computers by the 1950s?

    <p>To warn of pending nuclear attacks and provide the capability for retaliatory strikes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology became entirely redundant when the Associated Press introduced the 'Leaf Desk' in 1988?

    <p>Photo-engraving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact did the digital revolution have on recorded music and radio in the 1990s and early 2000s?

    <p>They changed dramatically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the first computer programmer?

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

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