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?

  • Steve Wozniak
  • Steve Jobs
  • Bill Gates
  • Tim Berners-Lee

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