Selected MCQ

Current Question
The first computer was developed by ____.
  • A. Charles Babbage
  • B. Alan Turing
  • C. Apple
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine, considered the first computer concept.
Related Question 1
When was the first electromechanical computer developed?
  • A. 1880
  • B. 1944
  • C. 1960
  • D. 1980
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The Harvard Mark I (1944) was the first electro-mechanical computer.
Related Question 2
The first electronic computer was developed by ____.
  • A. J.V. Attansoff
  • B. Bill Gates
  • C. Simur Cray
  • D. Winton Serf
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
John Vincent Atanasoff developed the first electronic digital computer (ABC).
Related Question 3
Who developed the idea for the Universal Turing Machine, which became the basis for the first computer?
  • A. Bill Gates
  • B. Alan Turing
  • C. Charles Babbage
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Alan Turing’s Universal Turing Machine concept laid the theoretical foundation for modern computers.
Related Question 4
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 5
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.