Question 15 - Reading and Writing Practice Test for the SAT Exam

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

  • Ada Lovelace was a 19th-century mathematician known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

  • Lovelace was born in 1815 in London and is often considered the first computer programmer.

  • In 1843, Lovelace published an algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine, making her a pioneer in computer science.

  • Lovelace’s work was recognized posthumously, with the international Ada Lovelace Day celebrated to honor women in STEM.

The student aims to create a concise introduction highlighting Ada Lovelace’s importance in computer science. Which statement best utilizes pertinent information from the notes to achieve this objective?

Hint

Be alert for words like better, best, more, most/mostly, main/mainly, major/majority, higher/highest, greater/greatest, biggest, largest, strongest, significant, preferred, ideal/ideally, closest, special, especially critical, crucial, predominantly, definitely, absolutely, largely, key, and primary/primarily in questions. They indicate that there might be other answers that could work, but the correct answer is the one that is the best of the choices given.

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