Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord
Byron. She was taught by Mary Somerville, a well-known researcher and
scientific author, who introduced her to Charles Babbage in June 1833. Babbage
was an English mathematician, who first had the idea for a programmable
computer.
In 1842 and 1843, Ada translated the work of
an Italian mathematician, Luigi Menabrea, on Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Though mechanical, this machine was an important step in the history of
computers; it was the design of a mechanical general-purpose computer. Babbage
worked on it for many years until his death in 1871. However, because of
financial, political, and legal issues, the engine was never built. The design
of the machine was very modern; it anticipated the first completed
general-purpose computers by about 100 years.
When Ada translated the article, she added a
set of notes which specified in complete detail a method for calculating
certain numbers with the Analytical Engine, which have since been recognized by
historians as the world's first computer program. She also saw possibilities in
it that Babbage hadn't: she realised that the machine could compose pieces of
music. The computer programming language 'Ada', used in some aviation and military
programs, is named after her.
Questions
Q1 - Ada Lovelace's teacher introduced her to
Charles Babbage.
True False
Q2 - Babbage programmed the first computer.
TrueFalse
Q3 - Ada translated the article in 1842.
TrueFalse
Q4 - The Analytical Engine was electronic.
TrueFalse
Q5 - Luigi Menabrea designed the first computer.
TrueFalse
Q6 - Babbage finished the machine before he died.
TrueFalse
Q7 - Babbage's design was ahead of its time.
TrueFalse
Q8 - Ada's work was instantly recognised as being
the first computer program.
TrueFalse
Q9 - Babbage saw that his machine could write
music.
TrueFalse
Q10 - Ada wrote military and aviation computer
programs.
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