Question

Microsoft issues a ‘Certificate of Authenticity’ to guard against counterfeit software. It has a watermark with the image of a woman. Name the woman.

Answer 1

The lady on Microsoft's watermark is Ada Lovelace.

Explanation:

Lady Ada Lovelace was the daughter of Lord Byron, the famous romantic poet. Ada is known as ‘The First Lady of Computer Programming’. She was a brilliant mathematician and had contributed to the writing of the algorithm for the first-ever mechanical computer programme with Charles Babbage. Ada Lovelace’s portrait is the official watermark of Microsoft. From 1998, the Lovelace Medal is awarded annually to the person who contributed the most to British Computer Technology. Ada Lovelace is on the shortlist of figures to be featured on the new £50 note.