Computer (History of Computing Language)

Question 1

this is used for computing Bernoulli numbers

Answer 1

Ada Lovelace’s machine algorithm

Question 2

This was developed by John Backus, its used to make computer language understandable

Answer 2

FORTRAN

Question 3

What does FORTRAN stand for?

Answer 3

Formula Translation

Question 4

Created by John McCarthy, this was used for artificial intelligence

Answer 4

LISP

Question 5

When was Ada Lovelace’s machine algorithm created?

Answer 5

1843

Question 6

When was FORTRAN created?

Answer 6

1957

Question 7

When was ALGOL created?

Answer 7

1958

Question 8

When was LISP created?

Answer 8

1958

Question 9

This was designed for scientific purposes and uses block structure

Answer 9

ALGOL

Question 10

What does LISP stand for?

Answer 10

List Processor

Question 11

What does ALGOL stand for?

Answer 11

Algorithmic Language

Question 12

What does COBOL stand for?

Answer 12

Common Business Oriented Language

Question 12

This was developed by Dr. Grace Murphy Hopper and is used for business computer programs

Answer 12

COBOL

Question 13

When was COBOL made?

Answer 13

1959

Question 14

Created by John G. Kememy and Thomas E. Kurtz, this has commands similar to english

Answer 14

BASIC

Question 15

What does BASIC stand for?

Answer 15

Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

Question 16

When was BASIC made?

Answer 16

1964

Question 17

developed by Niklaws Wirth, originally created for teaching computer programming, it was the main language used for development in Apple’s early years

Answer 17

PASCAL

Question 18

created by Alan Kay, Adele Goldberg and Dan Ingalls, this is an object oriented programming language, it was originally designed for teaching programming to young people

Answer 18

Smalltalk

Question 19

When was Smalltalk created

Answer 19

1972

Question 20

First high-level computer programming language
Dennis Ritchie developed it
Mainly developed as a system programming language to write an operating system

Answer 20

C

Question 21

When was C created?

Answer 21

1972

Question 22

Structured query language
Developed by Donald Chamberlain and Raymond Boyce

Answer 22

SQL

Question 23

When was SQL made?

Answer 23

1972

Question 24

created by Larry Wall, it was originally created to edit text, used for web development and network programming

Answer 24

Perl

Question 25

When was Perl made?

Answer 25

1987

Question 26

Bought by Microsoft, has a drag and drop GUI

Answer 26

Visual Basic

Question 27

When was Visual Basic made?

Answer 27

1991

Question 28

Developed by James Gosling
Initially used for digital devices such as set-top boxes and televisions

Answer 28

Java

Question 29

What was Java originally called?

Answer 29

Oak

Question 30

When was Java created?

Answer 30

1995

Question 31

Developed by Rasmuf Lerdorf
It is used to build websites and blogs

Answer 31

PHP

Question 32

When was PHP made?

Answer 32

1995

Question 33

When was Java made?

Answer 33

1995

Question 34

Developed by Brendan Eich
It is used to enhance many web browser interaction

Answer 34

Javascript

Question 35

Created by Martin Odersky
A mathematical programming language

Answer 35

Scala

Question 36

When was Scala created?

Answer 36

2003

Question 37

Created by James Strachan and Bob McWhirter
Originated from Java

Answer 37

Groovy

Question 38

When was Groovy made?

Answer 38

2003

Question 39

Operating system of Apple
The main goal was to create a new programming language that is easier and simplee than Objective -C, C++ and C

Answer 39

Swift

Question 40

When was Swift made?

Answer 40

2003