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Grace Murray Hopper is well-known for her pioneering work in developing which programming language?

Python

C++

COBOL

Java

Despite her critical work in code-breaking, Joan Clarke's salary was equal to that of her male counterparts during her time at Bletchley Park. True or False?

True

False

Which computer scientist is often credited with coining the term "debugging" after removing a moth from a computer's relay in the 1940s?

Joan Clarke

Ada Lovelace

Margaret Rock

Grace Murray Hopper

Ada Lovelace is considered the world's first computer programmer. What machine did she write an algorithm for?

IBM 701

Analytical Engine

UNIVAC

ENIAC

Shafi Goldwasser's work in cryptography led to her receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics. True or False?

True

False

Did Hedy Lamarr make it into the National Inventors Hall of Fame during her own lifetime?

Yes

Hedy Lamarr's invention, a frequency-hopping spread spectrum, is now the basis for what technology?

Bluetooth

WIFI

GPS

All of the above

Despite Margaret Rock's significant contributions to code-breaking during World War II, she received less recognition than her male colleagues. Which of these barriers played a part in this lack of acknowledgment?

She preferred doing her thing behind the scenes

Societal norms and gender biases of the time

The Official Secrets Act, preventing the discussion of her work

All of the above

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