History of Computing Quiz: Pioneers and Companies
Pioneers, inventions and companies that shaped computing: Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, ENIAC, the transistor, the IBM PC, the Web, Google and the iPhone.
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- Which mathematician is often considered the first programmer, for her notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine?
- In 1936, which British mathematician described an abstract machine capable of simulating any computation?
- What is the name of one of the first general-purpose electronic computers, completed in 1945 in the United States?
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