History of Computer Programming Quiz

Who is considered the 'Father of the Computer'?

• Herman Hollerith

• Alan Turing

• Konrad Zuse

• Charles Babbage

Who is considered the 'Mother of the Computer'?

• Ada Byron

• Grace Hopper

• Katherine Johnson

• Margaret Hamilton

What type of language uses a visual interface that hides the actual code from the user?

• Drag and drop language

• Machine code

• Low level language

• High level language

Which generation of computers used transistors for circuitry?

• First generation

• Third generation

• Fourth generation

• Fifth generation

What is the main attribute of high level programming languages?

• Specific to hardware

• Written in hex

• Abstraction from hardware

• Machine language instructions

What is the main attribute of low level programming languages?

• High level languages

• Abstraction from hardware

• Specific to hardware

• Written in hex

Who designed and built the first Apple computer in 1976?

• Steve Wozniak and Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

• Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak

• Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Which generation of computers used integrated circuits for circuitry?

• Fifth generation

• Second generation

• First generation

• Fourth generation

What is the main attribute of drag and drop languages?

• Abstraction from hardware

• Visual interface

• Specific to hardware

• Written in hex

Which language is one level of abstraction from machine code?

• High level language

• Low level language

• Machine code

• Assembly language