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Investigating the History of Mathematical Software

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Which of the following is NOT a widely used mathematical software?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Python

  4. SAS


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

SAS is a statistical software package, while MATLAB, Maple, and Python are general-purpose mathematical software.

Who is considered the father of computer algebra?

  1. Isaac Newton

  2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

  3. Alan Turing

  4. John von Neumann


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Isaac Newton is considered the father of computer algebra for his work on calculus and his development of the Newton-Raphson method.

What was the first computer programming language specifically designed for mathematical computations?

  1. FORTRAN

  2. ALGOL

  3. APL

  4. LISP


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator) was the first computer programming language specifically designed for mathematical computations.

Which of the following mathematical software was developed at Stanford University?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. SageMath


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mathematica was developed at Stanford University by Stephen Wolfram.

What was the name of the first computer algebra system?

  1. REDUCE

  2. MACSYMA

  3. Scratchpad

  4. Axiom


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

REDUCE was the first computer algebra system, developed in the early 1960s.

Which of the following mathematical software is open-source?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Python

  4. SageMath


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Python is an open-source programming language that can be used for mathematical computations.

What was the name of the mathematical software developed by IBM in the 1960s?

  1. FORTRAN

  2. ALGOL

  3. APL

  4. PL/I


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

APL (A Programming Language) was developed by IBM in the 1960s.

Which of the following mathematical software is primarily used for symbolic computations?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. SageMath


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Maple is a mathematical software that is primarily used for symbolic computations.

What was the name of the mathematical software developed by Microsoft in the 1990s?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. Visual Numerics


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Visual Numerics was a mathematical software developed by Microsoft in the 1990s.

Which of the following mathematical software is primarily used for numerical computations?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. SageMath


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

MATLAB is a mathematical software that is primarily used for numerical computations.

What was the name of the mathematical software developed by Wolfram Research in the 1980s?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. SageMath


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mathematica was developed by Wolfram Research in the 1980s.

Which of the following mathematical software is primarily used for teaching and learning mathematics?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. GeoGebra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

GeoGebra is a mathematical software that is primarily used for teaching and learning mathematics.

What was the name of the mathematical software developed by Symbolics in the 1980s?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. Macsyma


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Macsyma was developed by Symbolics in the 1980s.

Which of the following mathematical software is primarily used for statistical computations?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. SAS


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

SAS is a statistical software package that is primarily used for statistical computations.

What was the name of the mathematical software developed by NAG in the 1970s?

  1. MATLAB

  2. Maple

  3. Mathematica

  4. NAG Library


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

NAG Library was developed by NAG in the 1970s.

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