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