What specific award did Fred Brooks receive at the end of the 20th century?
Oscar for Best Director
Peace Prize
National Medal of Literature
Turing Award
Answer
The Turing Award is an annual award presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize outstanding contributions to computer science. It is considered to be the highest distinction in the field of computer science. Fred Brooks received the Turing Award in 1986 for his work on computer architecture and software engineering.
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