Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Trivia Question: Which of these did Ada Lovelace publish?
The given options are:
- First algorithm
- First terms-of-service agreement
- First user manual
Correct Answer: First algorithm
Fact: Lovelace read Charles Babbage’s paper on his proposed ‘Analytical Engine’—a 19th-century version of a computer. The mathematician recognized the potential of Babbage’s machine and wrote a computational algorithm for it.