Who is often credited as the world's first computer programmer?
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Ada Lovelace
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Alan Turing
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Charles Babbage
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Grace Hopper
Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine, Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
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In what year was the first iPhone released?
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2005
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2006
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2008
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2007
Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone on January 9, 2007, calling it a "revolutionary mobile phone."
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Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates?
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Paul Allen
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Steve Ballmer
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Jeff Bezos
Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975 and was a childhood friend of Bill Gates.
Question 4 / 10
Who is the creator of the Linux kernel?
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Steve Jobs
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Linus Torvalds
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Richard Stallman
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Ken Thompson
Linus Torvalds started Linux as a hobby project while he was a student at the University of Helsinki.
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What does "WWW" stand for?
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Wild Wide Web
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World Western Web
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World Wide Web
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Web Wide World
The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
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Who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs?
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Steve Wozniak
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Ronald Wayne
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Tim Cook
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John Sculley
Steve Wozniak was the technical genius behind the Apple I and Apple II computers.
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Which of these was the first search engine?
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Google
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Yahoo
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Archie
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Lycos
Archie, created in 1990, was used to search FTP sites.
Question 8 / 10
Who invented the World Wide Web?
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Bill Gates
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Steve Jobs
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Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee wrote the first web server and browser while at CERN.
Question 9 / 10
What was the first commercial computer?
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UNIVAC I
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ENIAC
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IBM PC
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Apple I
The UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) was delivered to the US Census Bureau in 1951.
Question 10 / 10
Who is considered the father of modern AI and theoretical computer science?
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Nikola Tesla
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Alan Turing
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John von Neumann
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Claude Shannon
Alan Turing's "Turing Machine" model is the basis for all modern computers.
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Learn more: Tech Pioneers Trivia
Computing history spans mechanical calculators, vacuum tubes, microprocessors, and the open web. The Computer History Museum archives artifacts from ENIAC to the smartphone era.
Pioneers such as Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, and Tim Berners-Lee each solved distinct problems: algorithm design, code-breaking, compiler invention, and hypertext linking. Their work layered into the infrastructure modern developers inherit.
Understanding tech history clarifies today's AI debates — automation fears echo earlier transitions around mainframes and personal computers. Explore Famous Inventors and read our AI and the Future of Work article for context.
