What is the primary focus of the Crash Course Computer Science series?
Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science

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Learning about the history of mathematics
Teaching programming languages
Exploring computing topics as a discipline and technology
Understanding the basics of physics
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What was the earliest recognized device for computing?
The Abacus
The Difference Engine
The Slide Rule
The Astrolabe
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In the early days, what did the term 'computer' refer to?
An electronic gadget
A type of software
A person who performed calculations
A mechanical device
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What was the Step Reckoner capable of doing?
Complex algebraic equations
Only addition and subtraction
Graphical computations
All four basic arithmetic operations
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who is often considered the father of computing?
Ada Lovelace
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Gottfried Leibniz
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What was the main innovation of the Analytical Engine?
It could only perform addition
It was used for military purposes
It was a general-purpose computer
It was the first electronic computer
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Who is considered the world's first programmer?
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
Ada Lovelace
John von Neumann
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