Female CS History
Rhode Island
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URI Facts
Computer History
200

With what agency did Dorothy Vaughn work and become an expert in FORTRAN, as seen in the 2016 movie, Hidden Figures?

NASA

200

True or false: Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United states.

True

200

int a = 0;

int b = 1;

int c = 2;

a = b;

b = c;

c = b + 1;

a = b + c;

std::cout << a << std::endl;

a = 5

200

What does the CCEE stand for?

Center for Career and Experiential Education

200

A programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data

Computer

400

Susan Wojcicki was the CEO of what popular video streaming platform?

YouTube

400

What part of Rhode Island is known for having the most tourists?

Downtown Providence

400

int a = 123;
int b = 0;

while(a > 0){

b += a % 10;
a = a / 10;

}

std::cout << b << std::endl;

6

400

What Resource Supports Academic Success for All URI Students?

The Academic Enhancement Center

400

The very first type of computer

A calculator

600

What dating application did Whitney Wolfe Herd develop, meant to empower women to ‘take the lead’?

Bumble

600

Does the Rhode Island flag represent the state?

No

600
int sum = 0;

int num = 1;

while(num <= 9){

sum += num;
num = num +2;

}

std::cout << sum << std::endl;

sum = 25

600

The place is dedicated to developing a supportive and inclusive campus culture.

Multicultural Student Services Center

600

 The number of generations that computers have gone through

Five

800

Who is known as the inventor of the first compiler?

Grace Hopper

800

What is the largest body of water in Rhode Island?

Scituate Reservoir

800

std::string s = "Fred"
std::string r = ""
int i = 0;

while (i < s.size()){

char c = s[i];
r = c + r;
i++;

}

std::cout << r << std::endl;

derF

800

Where Do You Go to Meet with Your Academic Advisor?

Roosevelt Hall Basement

800

The generation in which the internet was first used

4th Generation

1000

Who has been nicknamed “the mother of the internet” for her creation of the spanning-tree protocol?

Radia Perlman

1000

What state is Rhode Island?

Ocean State

1000

int *a;
int b = 5;
a = &b;
b = 10;

std::cout << a << std::endl;

Memory address: 0x16d6d3114

1000

 What is the Name of the URI community that provides an empowering space which promotes social justice for every member of the community?

The Women's Center

1000

The observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years.

Moore's Law