The Lovelace Objection Refers To

question 13

Multiple Choice

The Lovelace Objection refers to:

• A) Ada Lovelace's claim that Babbage stole her ideas.
• B) Lovelace's view that computers could only do what they were programmed to do.
• C) Lovelace's objection to Babbage creating the analytical engine and giving up his work on the difference engine.
• D) Lovelace's claim that computers could never be used to compose music.

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