Ada Lovelace

What is Ada Lovelace best known for?

• Being the first female mathematician.

• Writing the first computer program.

• Inventing an early version of the calculator.

• Discovering the Bernoulli numbers.

Which of the following words best describes Lady Byron's role in Ada's education?

• Negligent

• Neutral

• Nurturing

• Neglectful

What role did Mary Somerville play in Lovelace's life?

• Favorite aunt

• First Boss

• Mentor

• Best friend

Why did Charles Babbage nickname Ada Lovelace "The Enchantress of Numbers?"

• She misled others about her knowledge of mathematics.

• She preferred the study of magic to the study of numbers.

• She demonstrated an astonishing mastery of math.

• She used her mathematical skills mainly to entertain.

Which statement best describes Ada Lovelace's work on the French description of the Analytical Engine?

• She was the primary author.

• She co-wrote it with Charles Babbage.

• She translated it and added notes.

• She published it.

Lovelace's computer program would be of most use to:

• Biologists

• Physicists

• Astronomers

• Mathematicians

When did Ada Lovelace live?

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

• 2000s

Ada Lovelace's predictions about computers were:

• prophetic

• misguided

• obvious

• conventional