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 Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1840s, making history's first computer programmer. She was the daughter of Lord Byron and worked closely with Babbage on his mechanical computer designs.

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