Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who was the world's first computer programmer?

  1. Charles Babbage

  2. Ada Lovelace

  3. Bill gates

  4. Steve Jobs
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm intended for Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1840s, making her history's first computer programmer. Babbage designed the machine, Gates founded Microsoft, and Jobs co-founded Apple.

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