Selected MCQ

Current Question
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 1
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 2
The First Mechanical Computer Designed by Charles Babbage was called ____.
  • A. Abacus
  • B. Supercomputer
  • C. Analytical Engine
  • D. Processing Machine
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine (1837), a mechanical general-purpose computer.
Related Question 3
Computers, which combine both measuring and counting, are called ____.
  • A. Analog
  • B. Digital
  • C. Hybrid
  • D. All of these
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Hybrid computers combine features of both analog and digital computers.
Related Question 4
Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called ____.
  • A. Upgrading
  • B. Processing
  • C. Batching
  • D. Utilizing
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Data manipulation by a computer is called processing.
Related Question 5
Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called ____.
  • A. Entry codes
  • B. Passwords
  • C. Security commands
  • D. Code words
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Passwords are secret codes used to authenticate and gain access to a system.