2.)Who is often called the "Father of Computing" and when did he live?? A. Query "father of computing" to figure out who this was....it is Charles Babbage. B. found on 1st hit http://www.ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html C. Charles Babbage was born Dec. 26, 1781 and died in 1871 3.) What was the "Analytical Engine?? A. Query "analytical engine" B. Found on 1st hit http://www.enwikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_engine C. The analytical engine was the design of the mechanical general-purpose computer invented by Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837, but Babbage continued to work on the design until his death in 1871. Some beleived that if there had been more funding and political support, the machine could have been built successfully. 4.) Was the Analytical Engine designed to run on electricity? A. Query "Amalytical Engine" (ditto to #2) B. the analytical engine was supposed to steam powered C. http://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/ 5.) Who was Ada Lovelace, and how is she related to the "Father of Computing"? A. Query "Ada Lovelace"AND "Father of Computing" and also "analytical engine electricity" to find Ada and F.O.C. in the same sentence B. Ada Lovelace and Babbage became friends (1833). Augusta Ada Lovelace the daughter of the English Poet Lord Byron, she was also a mathematician and a musician. Ada and Charles worked together to create the first computer program ADA C. http://www.plus.maths.org/issue34/features/ada/index.html/ http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/woman/love.html 6.) Who was Ada Lovelace's Father? A. Query "Ada Lovelace" to find info about her B. Ada’s Father was Lord Byron, a famous poet C. http://www.well.com/user/adatoole/bio.htm 7.) What computing "first" is Ada Lovelace known for? A. Query "Ada Lovelace" computing first To find what she did as a first B. Ada is known as the first computer programmer. C. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/lovelace.htm 8.) The ENIAC is often called the first general-purpose computer, though some question this distinction. In kilograms how much did ENIAC weigh?? A. Query “ENIAC weight” To find how much it weighed B. about 30 tons C. http://www.elanguest.com/reporter/computer.html 9.) What was ENIAC designed to be used for? A. “ENIAC”To get info on the ENIAC B. The U.S. military needed a calculating device for writing artillery-firing tables. C. http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa060298.htm 10.) In what year was the construction of the ENIAC completed? A. “ENIAC” construction complete Find out when it was completed B. The ENIAC was completed in the Year 1942. C. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v42/n18/eniac.html 11.)Some claim that other fully programmable, electronic computers were produced before ENIAC. Find at least one example, the year of its production, and who was responsible for its production. A.“ENIAC” construction complete I found info from the same site in #9 B. The Atanasoff-Berry Computer, 1941, John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented it. C. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v42/n18/eniac.html