Top Computer Pioneers & Inventions Quiz: Test Your Tech Knowledge
Questions: 30
Questions
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1. Who is known as the "father of the computer"?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Alan Turing
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Charles Babbage
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2. Who is credited with the invention of the first computer programming language?
- a) Charles Babbage
- b) Ada Lovelace
- c) Grace Hopper
- d) Alan Turing
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3. Which of the following is the invention of Konrad Zuse?
- a) Z3 Computer
- b) Analytical Engine
- c) Turing Machine
- d) UNIVAC
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4. Who invented the first general-purpose programmable computer?
- a) Alan Turing
- b) Konrad Zuse
- c) Charles Babbage
- d) John Presper Eckert
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5. Which computer scientist is known for creating the concept of the "Turing Machine"?
- a) Alan Turing
- b) John von Neumann
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Steve Jobs
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6. Who is credited with the development of the first commercial computer?
- a) Alan Turing
- b) Charles Babbage
- c) Herman Hollerith
- d) John Presper Eckert
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7. Who invented the first practical application of binary code in computing?
- a) Charles Babbage
- b) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- c) Alan Turing
- d) John von Neumann
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8. Who is known for his contributions to the development of the Internet?
- a) Bill Gates
- b) Steve Jobs
- c) Vint Cerf
- d) Tim Berners-Lee
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9. Who invented the first mouse for the computer?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Douglas Engelbart
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Alan Turing
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10. Who developed the first microprocessor?
- a) Federico Faggin
- b) Alan Turing
- c) John von Neumann
- d) Charles Babbage
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11. Who co-founded Apple Inc. and is considered one of the pioneers of personal computing?
- a) Tim Berners-Lee
- b) Bill Gates
- c) Steve Jobs
- d) Larry Page
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12. Who is credited with the development of the first email system?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Bill Gates
- c) Tim Berners-Lee
- d) Ray Tomlinson
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13. Who created the first open-source operating system known as Linux?
- a) Linus Torvalds
- b) Richard Stallman
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Steve Jobs
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14. Who is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Bill Gates
- c) Larry Page
- d) Tim Berners-Lee
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15. Who is known for the invention of the World Wide Web?
- a) Larry Page
- b) Steve Jobs
- c) Mark Zuckerberg
- d) Tim Berners-Lee
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16. Who is known for creating the concept of "Artificial Intelligence"?
- a) John McCarthy
- b) Alan Turing
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Steve Jobs
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17. Who invented the concept of the modern computer's stored program architecture?
- a) Charles Babbage
- b) Alan Turing
- c) John von Neumann
- d) Grace Hopper
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18. Who is considered the "mother of the computer"?
- a) Margaret Hamilton
- b) Grace Hopper
- c) Shirley Ann Jackson
- d) Ada Lovelace
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19. Who is considered the inventor of the "integrated circuit"?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Jack Kilby
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Tim Berners-Lee
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20. Who is the pioneer behind the development of the "UNIX" operating system?
- a) Linus Torvalds
- b) Ken Thompson
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Steve Jobs
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21. Who invented the first hard disk drive?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Bill Gates
- c) Charles Babbage
- d) IBM
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22. Who is recognized for the invention of the first computer mouse?
- a) Douglas Engelbart
- b) Steve Jobs
- c) Tim Berners-Lee
- d) Bill Gates
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23. Who created the concept of "cloud computing"?
- a) Steve Jobs
- b) Bill Gates
- c) Marc Benioff
- d) Larry Ellison
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24. Who is the pioneer behind the development of the "Artificial Neural Networks"?
- a) Frank Rosenblatt
- b) John McCarthy
- c) Alan Turing
- d) Steve Jobs
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25. Who developed the first electronic spreadsheet, VisiCalc?
- a) Dan Bricklin
- b) Bill Gates
- c) Steve Jobs
- d) Larry Page
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26. Who is known for creating the first general-purpose electronic computer, the "ENIAC"?
- a) Tim Berners-Lee
- b) Charles Babbage
- c) Steve Jobs
- d) John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
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27. Who is credited with inventing the first web browser, "WorldWideWeb"?
- a) Bill Gates
- b) Marc Andreessen
- c) Tim Berners-Lee
- d) Steve Jobs
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28. Who was the creator of the first computer virus for PCs, "Brain"?
- a) Basit Farooq Alvi
- b) Bob Thomas
- c) Steve Jobs
- d) Alan Turing
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29. Who created the first functional programming language, LISP?
- a) Alan Turing
- b) John McCarthy
- c) Charles Babbage
- d) Steve Jobs
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30. Who is known for the development of the first commercially successful personal computer, the Apple II?
- a) Steve Wozniak
- b) Steve Jobs
- c) Bill Gates
- d) Tim Berners-Lee
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