Significant People In IT
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- 1.Marc Andreessen is best known for creating
- 2.Charles Babbage is known for his
- 3.Lady Ada Lovelace
- A.
Lived to be 100 years old.
- B.
Was the daughter of Lord Byron.
- C.
Was a mathmatician.
- D.
Was known as the first computer programer.
- E.
B C and D
- 4.Bill Gates
- A.
Is one of the founders of Microwedge.
- B.
Is known for inventing computers.
- C.
Is one of the co-founders of Microsoft.
- 5.Larry Page is best known for being a co-founder of
- 6.Grace Brewster Murray Hopper was best known for being
- A.
An American mathematician
- B.
Pioneer in developing computer technology
- C.
Rear admiral in the U.S. Navy
- D.
helping to devise UNIVAC I, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for COBOL (common-business-oriented language).
- E.
All of the above
- 7.Steve Wozniak is a co-founder of
- 8.David Filo is co-founder of
- 9.Douglas C. Engelbart is know for inventing the
- A.
Computer
- B.
Computer mouse
- C.
Computer keyboard
- D.
Internet
- E.
WWW
- 10.Steve Case is co-founder of
- 11.Vinton Cerf is often called the "Father of the
- 12.Seymour Cray is known for making
- A.
Fast cars with OnStar internet connection
- B.
Mini-computers
- C.
Super-computers used for huge projects like weather forecasting
- D.
Palm Pilots
- 13.Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee is called the "Father of the
- 14.Steve Jobs
- A.
Yahoo
- B.
Google
- C.
AOL
- D.
Netscape
- E.
Apple
- 15.Jerry Yang is a co-founder of
- A.
Yahoo
- B.
Google
- C.
UN
- D.
AOL
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