History of Computer Programming

Introduction

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You will have roughly 20- 25 minutes to answer the following questions related to the History of Computer Programming. 

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Task

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  1. Who created the first computer programming language? And in what year? What was the name of the program?
  2. Briefly describe the ALGOL programming.
  3. ALGOL 60 was orientated to what?
  4. ALGOL 68 included what functions?
  5. As of October 2020, what is the number 1 most popular programming software most currently used?
  6. Between what years what JAVA software programming was ranked number 1 most popular programming?
  7. What software is currently used to program Apple products (IPhone, Mac)?
  8. What software programming language was first used to power the Internet (.com, .net)?

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Evaluation

  1. What did you learn from the History of Computer Programming?
  2. What topic would you like to learn new on WebQuest?

Conclusion

After completing the WebQuest, watch the following video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdRUK0WuZg

 

  1. What three (3) things you learned from this video?

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David Ford

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IES Santamarca Instituto Bilingue