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Origin of Women in Computing

Explore the origins and contributions of women in computing, highlighting their pivotal roles in technology and innovation.

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Who was the first woman to make significant contributions to military computer programming?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was the first woman to receive the Turing Award?

  • Barbara Liskov
  • Frances E. Allen
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Mary Wilkes

Who was the first woman to work on the first fully functional ENIAC machine?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Army’s computing staff during World War II?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who developed the first automatic computer program for the ENIAC and pioneered computing software?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who was a key figure in the development of the first electronic computer, the ENIAC?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov

Who was one of the original programmers of the ENIAC?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Grace Hopper

Which woman was instrumental in the creation of the first program for the ENIAC?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Grace Hopper

Who is known for helping to create the concept of "object-oriented programming"?

  • Barbara Liskov
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Grace Hopper
  • Marie Curie

Who was the first woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from the University of Paris?

  • Marie Curie
  • Sofia Kovalevskaya
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Ada Lovelace

Who is considered the “Mother of Computer Programming” for her work on the first algorithm intended for implementation on a computer?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Grace Hopper
  • Jean Jennings Bartik

Who was a key figure in the development of the UNIVAC?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace

Who was the first woman to work as a software engineer at NASA?

  • Margaret Hamilton
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was instrumental in building and operating the world’s first general-purpose programmable computer?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Grace Hopper

Which female mathematician worked on the development of computer programming languages?

  • Barbara Liskov
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who was the first woman to graduate from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering and later work on software engineering for Apollo space missions?

  • Margaret Hamilton
  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Ada Lovelace

Who invented the first compiler for computer programming languages?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov

Which woman was the first to study mathematics and computer programming at Harvard University?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was the first woman to serve as a software engineer at NASA during the Apollo mission?

  • Margaret Hamilton
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov

Who became known for her work on error-checking and debugging programs in early computing?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Which woman is known as the first female computer scientist at NASA?

  • Katherine Johnson
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Marie Curie

Which woman worked on the first program for the ENIAC and contributed to early computing education?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov

Which woman is credited with coining the term “debugging” in relation to computer programming?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Mary Lou Jepsen

Who co-founded the first all-female engineering company in the U.S. that later worked on ENIAC programming?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace

Which woman was one of the earliest to program the ENIAC computer, contributing to modern computing techniques?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Ada Lovelace

Which woman is credited with coining the term “software engineering”?

  • Margaret Hamilton
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who made pioneering contributions to software engineering, including the creation of the first software tools?

  • Margaret Hamilton
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Which female mathematician is known for her work on the Analytical Engine with Charles Babbage?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Marie Curie
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was the first woman to become a full professor of computer science at a university?

  • Mary Lou Jepsen
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Grace Hopper
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who was the first female to work on the world’s first general-purpose computer?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Grace Hopper

Who is considered the first computer programmer?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Grace Hopper
  • Marie Curie
  • Hedy Lamarr

Which female scientist developed the first compiler for a computer programming language?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov

Who helped design the ENIAC computer and worked on early computing software?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Grace Hopper

Who is known for her work on algorithms and her work with Charles Babbage’s mechanical computer?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Marie Curie
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Grace Hopper

Who was the first female computer scientist at the U.S. National Bureau of Standards?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at MIT?

  • Barbara Liskov
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Jean Jennings Bartik

Who was the first female engineer to work on the development of the UNIVAC computer?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Grace Hopper

Which female mathematician worked on the development of ENIAC?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who is known for developing the concept of "microprogramming" for early computing?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Grace Hopper
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Ada Lovelace

Which female pioneer in computing worked on the first machine-readable electronic computer program?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Marie Curie
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov

Who was the first female president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)?

  • Mary Lou Jepsen
  • Grace Hopper
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov

Who helped create the world’s first high-level programming language, COBOL?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Which woman invented the first device for wireless communication that would later influence computer technology?

  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Marie Curie
  • Grace Hopper
  • Barbara Liskov

Which female computer scientist contributed to the development of COBOL, the first high-level programming language?

  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov

Who was the first female computer programmer for the U.S. military during World War II?

  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Grace Hopper

Who is the first woman to lead a major U.S. tech company, working at NASA in software engineering?

  • Margaret Hamilton
  • Jean Jennings Bartik
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr

Who is credited with developing the first programming language for a computer?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Hedy Lamarr
  • Grace Hopper
  • Rosalind Franklin

Who was the first woman in the U.S. to earn a degree in mathematics?

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Barbara Liskov
  • Marie Curie
  • Hedy Lamarr
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