Selected MCQ

Current Question
The first computer made available for commercial use was ____.
  • A. MANIAC
  • B. ENIAC
  • C. UNIVAC
  • D. EDSAC
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
UNIVAC I (1951) was the first commercially available computer.
Related Question 1
What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
  • A. Intel 8008
  • B. Intel 8080
  • C. Intel 4004
  • D. Motorola 6809
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Intel 4004 (1971) was the world's first commercial microprocessor.
Related Question 2
Who was the world's first Computer Programmer?
  • A. Niklaus Wirth
  • B. Ada Lovelace
  • C. Bill Gates
  • D. Dennis Ritchie
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm intended for a computer.
Related Question 3
Who has been called the world's first Lady computer programmer?
  • A. Ada Lovelace
  • B. Allegra Byron
  • C. Lady Augusta
  • D. Allegra Noel-Byron
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Ada Lovelace is recognized as the world's first computer programmer.
Related Question 4
Who designed the first electronic computer – ENIAC?
  • A. Van-Neumann
  • B. Joseph M. Jacquard
  • C. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
  • D. All of these
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
ENIAC was designed by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly.
Related Question 5
Which of the following is the first generation of computers?
  • A. EDSAC
  • B. IBM-1401
  • C. CDC-1604
  • D. ICL-2900
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
EDSAC (1949) is a first-generation computer that used vacuum tubes.