diff --git a/questions.md b/questions.md index 5afcf60..4f6bb01 100644 --- a/questions.md +++ b/questions.md @@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ What year did Brendan Eich create JavaScript? ``` - +Brendan Eich created JavaScript in 1995. ``` What does "ES6" stand for? ``` - +ES6" stands for "ECMAScript 6", which is the sixth version of the ECMAScript language specification. It is also known as "ECMAScript 2015 ``` What company famously used the phrase "Don't be evil" in their code of conduct? ``` - +Google famously used the phrase "Don't be evil" in their code of conduct. ``` What English mathematician and writer is often regarded as the first computer programmer? ``` - +Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician and writer, is often regarded as the first computer programmer due to her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer. She wrote an algorithm intended to be processed by the machine, which is considered the first published algorithm intended for implementation on a computer. ``` Who is the "Turing machine" named after? ``` - +The "Turing machine" is named after Alan Turing, an English mathematician, logician, and computer scientist. He was a key figure in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which became a model for a general-purpose computer. His work had a major impact on the development of theoretical computer science, providing the foundation for theoretical research in the field. ```