Unit 1

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1
Who are often called the "Fathers of the Internet"? (TCP/IP Protocols)
Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn
2
  created the programming language Java.
James Gosling created the programming language Java.
3
Who was a pioneering software engineer for the Apollo program?
Margaret Hamilton
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This person was a NASA mathematician crucial for the success of early space missions.
Katherine Johnson
5
Who founded the Institute for Women and Technology?
Anita Borg
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This person co-founded Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs
7
  co-founded Google?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin co-founded Google?
8
  developed the Python programming language.
Guido van Rossum developed the Python programming language.
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Who created the C++ programming language?
Bjarne Stroustrup
10
These two pioneered public-key cryptography.
Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman
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Who co-founded Microsoft?
Bill Gates
12
This person coined the term "artificial intelligence."
John McCarthy
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Who was the first woman to get a Ph. D. in computer science?
Barbara Liskov
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This person designed programming languages such as Pascal and Modula.
Niklaus Wirth
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  invented the World Wide Web.
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
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This person is known for the Von Neumann architecture.
John von Neumann
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Who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs?
Steve Wozniak
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  was the first computer programmer.
Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer.
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Who was a pioneer in computer programming and developed the first compiler?
Grace Hopper
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This person is the author of "The Art of Computer Programming."
Donald Knuth
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Who made significant contributions to the fields of algorithms and programming language semantics?
Edsger Dijkstra
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This person was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and co-founder of the MIT AI Lab.
Marvin Minsky
23
  created the Linux kernel?
Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel?
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This person founded Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg
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