History of computing

Who is known as the "Father of Computers"?

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

What was the name of the first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage?

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

In what year was the first programmable computer, the Z3, completed?

• 1936

• 1941

• 1945

• 1950

Who is credited with writing the first algorithm intended for a machine?

• Ada Lovelace

• Grace Hopper

• John von Neumann

• Tim Berners-Lee

What was the name of the first electronic general-purpose computer?

• Colossus

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• IBM 701

Which company introduced the first commercially successful personal computer in 1981?

• Apple

• IBM

• Microsoft

• Hewlett-Packard

What does the acronym ENIAC stand for?

• Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

• Electronic Network Interface and Calculator

• Enhanced Numerical Integrator and Computer

• Electronic Numerical Integration and Calculation

Who co-founded Microsoft in 1975?

• Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

• Bill Gates and Paul Allen

• Larry Page and Sergey Brin

• Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin

What was the name of the first web browser?

• Internet Explorer

• Netscape Navigator

• WorldWideWeb

• Mosaic

In what year was the World Wide Web introduced to the public?

• 1989

• 1991

• 1993

• 1995