Grace Hopper Trivia Quiz: American Computer Scientist

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Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and naval officer who is credited with creating the first compiler, which translates high-level programming languages into machine-readable code. She also played a key role in developing the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC, and was a pioneer in popularizing the concept of machine-independent programming languages.

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What did Hopper believe was possible in a programming language?

  • A language based on mathematical symbols

  • A language based on English words

  • A language based on code numbers

  • A language based on images

What honor did Hopper receive in 1991?

  • National Medal of Technology

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom

  • Nobel Prize in Computer Science

  • Turing Award

What was Hopper's contribution to computer programming?

  • She invented the first computer

  • She created the first programming language

  • She devised the theory of machine-independent programming languages

  • She wrote the first compiler

What was Grace Hopper's profession?

  • Computer scientist

  • Mathematician

  • Rear admiral

  • All of the above

What was Hopper's role in the CODASYL consortium?

  • Designer

  • Programmer

  • Manager

  • Consultant

What was the name of the first high-level programming language that Hopper created?

  • FLOW-MATIC

  • COBOL

  • A-0 System

  • UNIVAC I

What was the purpose of Hopper's program linker?

  • To convert English terms into machine code

  • To convert mathematical symbols into machine code

  • To convert code numbers into machine code

  • To convert images into machine code

What was the inspiration behind the COBOL programming language?

  • Hopper's idea of a language based on mathematical symbols

  • Hopper's idea of a language based on code numbers

  • Hopper's idea of a language based on English words

  • Hopper's idea of a language based on images

What destroyer and supercomputer were named in Hopper's honor?

  • USS Navy and Cray XE6 "Navy"

  • USS Grace and Cray XE6 "Grace"

  • USS Admiral and Cray XE6 "Admiral"

  • USS Hopper and Cray XE6 "Hopper"

Where did Hopper work when she helped develop the UNIVAC I computer?

  • Harvard University

  • Yale University

  • Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation

  • Digital Equipment Corporation

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