Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Microsoft issues a ‘Certificate of Authenticity’ to guard against counterfeit software. It has a watermark with the image of a woman. Name the woman.

  1. Ada Byron

  2. Melinda Gates

  3. Ella Fischer

  4. Anna Jones
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Explanation

Ada Byron (Ada Lovelace) is featured on the watermark of Microsoft's Certificate of Authenticity. She was a mathematician and writer known for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine and is often regarded as the first computer programmer. Melinda Gates is Bill Gates' wife, while Ella Fischer and Anna Jones are not historical figures associated with computing.

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