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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Explanation

Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine, making her the first programmer. She worked on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1840s and published notes that included what is considered the first computer program.

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