How Programming Languages Were Created — Questions and answers

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What did Tendai say a programming language is used for?

Choices

  1. To make gears whir and sparks fly.
  2. To tell computers what to do. ✓
  3. To measure electricity with a multimeter.
  4. To tell long stories.

Answer: To tell computers what to do.

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What did Erik probably feel when Tendai walked towards the glowing book?

Choices

  1. Bored
  2. Confused
  3. Excited ✓
  4. Scared

Answer: Excited

From page 3

What year did Tendai transport Erik and Alina to?

Choices

  1. The 1950s
  2. The 1840s ✓
  3. The 2020s
  4. The 1700s

Answer: The 1840s

From page 4

What is the name of the woman Erik and Alina meet in the 1840s?

Choices

  1. Ms. Simplicity
  2. Ms. Da Vinci
  3. Ms. Lovelace ✓
  4. Ms. Analytical

Answer: Ms. Lovelace

From page 5

What did Tendai say early programming languages like FORTRAN and COBOL helped scientists and businesses do?

Choices

  1. Write more complex instructions.
  2. Understand punch cards better.
  3. Automate complex calculations. ✓
  4. Generate 1 billion in revenue by 1962.

Answer: Automate complex calculations.

From page 6

What did Erik do to help Ada just before they left?

Choices

  1. He told her to hurry up.
  2. He explained what a multimeter was.
  3. He etched instructions on a punch card to help with a calculation. ✓
  4. He grabbed his soccer ball.

Answer: He etched instructions on a punch card to help with a calculation.

From page 8

What did Erik compare understanding code to, using a quote from Nelson Mandela?

Choices

  1. Making his soccer ball kick itself.
  2. The most powerful weapon to change the world. ✓
  3. Racing off down the tunnel.
  4. Waiting for Alina.

Answer: The most powerful weapon to change the world.

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