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Who is credited as the first computer programmer?

Ada Lovelace

Charles Babbage

Herman Hollerith

Konrad Zuse

She was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine.

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When was the first electronic computer created and what was its name?

in 1945 - Eniac

in 1943 - Colossus

in 1939 - Atanasoff-Berry ABC

in 1941 - Zuse's Z3 machine

Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution, developed by Canonical Software owned by Mark Shuttleworth. What else is Mark famous for?

being a movie star

being an Olympic games attendant

being an astronaut

owning a submarine

What material is computer's processor made of?

single crystal ruby

single crystal silicon

silicon polycrystal

The inventor of the computer mouse is ...

Fernando Corbató

Douglas Engelbart