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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is Ada Lovelace best known for?
Being the first female mathematician
Writing the first computer program
Inventing an early version of the calculator
Discovering the Bernoulli numbers
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following words best describes Lady byrons role in Ada's education ?
Negligent
neutral
nurturing
negative
- 3. Multiple Choice
What role did Mary somerville play in lovelaces life?
favorite aunt
first boss
mentor
best friend
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did Charles Babbage nickname Ada "The enchantress of Numbers"
She misled others about her knowledge of math
She preferred the study of magic to the study of numbers
She demonstrated an astonishing mastery of math
She used her mathematical skills mainly to entertain
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes Ada lovelace work on the french description of the analytical engine?
She was the primary author
She co wrote with Charles babbage
She translated it and added notes
She published it
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was one major difference between the analytical engine and the Difference engine
The Difference Engine worked with numbers, while the Analytical Engine computed words
Ada Lovelace contributed to the programming of the Difference Engine, but not the Analytical Engine
. The Analytical Engine was built in England, but the Difference Engine was built in France
The Difference Engine worked automatically, while the Analytical Engine was programmed with punch cards
- 7. Multiple Choice
Lovelace's computer program would be of most use to:
Biologists
physicists
astronomers
mathematicians
- 8. Multiple Choice
When did Ada Lovelace live?
1700s
1800s
1900s
2000s
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be the modern equivalent of a punch card used in one of Charles Babbage's computing machines?
computer file
computer charger
computer monitor
computer mouse
- 10. Multiple Choice
Ada Lovelace's predictions about computers were:
prophetic
misguided
oblivious
conventional
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