Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computer Science.

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1.

Face recognition system is based on _____________

A. applied AI
B. parallel AI
C. serial AI
D. strong AI
Answer» B. parallel AI
2.

The performance of an agent can be improved based on this.

A. Observe
B. Learn
C. Improvise
D. Implement
Answer» C. Improvise
3.

A type of non-monotonic reasoning.

A. Ordinary
B. Special
C. Duplicate
D. Default
Answer» E.
4.

An international research effort to promote autonomous robots.

A. Fresh Kitty
B. RoboCup
C. AICup
D. SPOT
Answer» C. AICup
5.

A methodology used to develop behavior-based autonomous agents.

A. Descriptors
B. Behavior engineering
C. Behavior modeling
D. Auto engineering
Answer» C. Behavior modeling
6.

A particular system that contains intelligent agents.

A. AI systems
B. Agency
C. Autonomous systems
D. Company
Answer» C. Autonomous systems
7.

A hardware based system that has autonomy, social ability and reactivity.

A. AI
B. Autonomous Agent
C. Agency
D. Behavior Engineering
Answer» C. Agency
8.

The first neural network computer.

A. RFD
B. SNARC
C. AM
D. AN
Answer» C. AM
9.

The goal of AI is to build systems that exhibit intelligent behavior.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

The technology that has the ability to interact with the world.

A. AI
B. ML
C. IOT
D. IT
Answer» B. ML
11.

In LISP, the function returns t ifis even and nil otherwise:

A. evenp )
B. even )
C. numeven )
D. numnevenp )
E. one of the above
Answer» B. even )
12.

Which technique is being investigatedasanapproachto automatic programming?

A. enerative CAI
B. pecification by example
C. ll of the above
D. on-hierarchical planning
E. one of the above
Answer» C. ll of the above
13.

Theareaof AIthat investigates methodsof facilitatingcommunication between people and computers is:

A. atural language processing
B. ymbolic processing
C. ecision support
D. obotics
E. one of the above
Answer» B. ymbolic processing
14.

Whatwasoriginallycalledthe "imitation game" by its creator?

A. he Turing Test
B. ISP
C. he Logic Theorist
D. ybernetics
E. one of the above
Answer» B. ISP
15.

Which of the following have computers traditionally done better than people?

A. (numberp <object>)
B. (numericp <object>)
C. (numeric <object>)
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
16.

Natural language processing can be divided into the two subfields of:

A. context and expectations
B. generation and understanding
C. semantics of pragmatics
D. recognition and synthesis
Answer» C. semantics of pragmatics
17.

The area of AI that investigates methods of facilitating communication between people and computers is:

A. natural language processing
B. symbolic processing
C. decision support
D. robotics
Answer» B. symbolic processing
18.

Which of the following are examples of software development tools?

A. debuggers
B. editors
C. assemblers, compilers and interpreters
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
19.

In AI programming, a list may contain:

A. cells
B. fields
C. pointers
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
20.

Which of the following function returns t If the object is a symbol m LISP?

A. (* <object>)
B. (symbolp <object>)
C. (nonnumeric <object>)
D. (constantp <object>)
Answer» C. (nonnumeric <object>)
21.

Input segments of AI programming contain(s)

A. sound
B. smell
C. touch
D. sight and taste
Answer» E.
22.

The "Turing Machine" showed that you could use a/an _____ system to program any algorithmic task.

A. binary
B. electro-chemical
C. recursive
D. semantic
Answer» B. electro-chemical
23.

The cray X-MP, IBM 3090 and connection machine can he characterized as

A. SISD
B. SIMD
C. MISD
D. MIMD
Answer» C. MISD
24.

MCC is investigating the improvement of the relationship between people and computers through a technology called:

A. computer-aided design
B. human factors
C. parallel processing
D. All of the above
Answer» C. parallel processing
25.

When a top-level function is entered, the LISP processor do(es)

A. It reads the function entered
B. It evaluates the function and the function's operands
C. It prints the results returned by the function.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
26.

An AI system developed by Daniel Bobrow to read and solve algebra word problems

A. SHRDLU
B. SIMD
C. BACON
D. STUDENT
Answer» E.
27.

Which approach to speech recognition avoids the problem caused by the differences in the way words are pronounced according to context?

A. continuous speech recognition
B. connected word recognition
C. isolated word recognition
D. speaker-dependent recognition
Answer» D. speaker-dependent recognition
28.

In LISP, the function (copy-list )

A. returns a new list that is equal to <list> by copying the top-level element of <list>
B. returns the length of <list>
C. returns t if <list> is empty.
D. All of the above
Answer» B. returns the length of <list>
29.

LISP was created by:

A. John McCarthy
B. Marvin Minsky
C. Alan Turing
D. Allen Newell and Herbert Simon
Answer» B. Marvin Minsky
30.

Which of the following is being investigated as a means of automating the creation of a knowledge base?

A. automatic knowledge acquisition
B. simpler tools
C. discovery of new concepts
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
31.

In the 16th century, a Czech rabbi reportedly created a living clay man whose name has become a synonym for an artificial human. The clay man's name was:

A. Frankenstein
B. Golem
C. Paracelsus
D. Hal
Answer» C. Paracelsus
32.

ART (Automatic Reasoning Tool) is designed to be used on:

A. LISP machines
B. personal computers
C. microcomputers
D. All of the above
Answer» B. personal computers
33.

In which of the following situations might a blind search be acceptable?

A. real-life situation
B. complex game
C. small search space
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
34.

The company that grew out of research at the MIT AI lab is:

A. AI corp
B. LMI
C. Symbolics
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
35.

Which particular generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence?

A. Second
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Third
Answer» D. Third
36.

One definition of AI focuses on problem-solving methods that process:

A. smell
B. symbols
C. touch
D. algorithms
Answer» C. touch
37.

DARPA, the agency that has funded a great deal of American AI research, is part of the Department of:

A. Defense
B. Energy,
C. Education
D. Justice
Answer» B. Energy,
38.

How many ALU(s) is/are control by one control unit is SIMD (single instruction stream, multiple data stream) architecture?

A. one or more ALUs
B. One ALU
C. Only two ALU .
D. Impossible to say
Answer» B. One ALU
39.

Expert Ease was developed under the direction of:

A. John McCarthy
B. Donald Michie
C. Lofti Zadeh
D. Alan Turing
Answer» C. Lofti Zadeh
40.

Which of the following is an advantage of using an expert system development tool?

A. imposed structure
B. knowledge engineering assistance
C. rapid prototyping
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
41.

In LISP, the function evaluates and assigns this value to the unevaluated .

A. (constant <sconst> <object>)
B. (defconstant <sconst> <object>)
C. (eva <sconst> <object>)
D. (eva <object> <sconst>)
Answer» C. (eva <sconst> <object>)
42.

The traditional way to exit and LISP system is to enter

A. quit
B. exit
C. bye
D. ok
Answer» C. bye
43.

In LISP, the function (minusp (-20 4 8 8 1) returns

A. T
B. F
C. NIL
D. -20
Answer» B. F
44.

In his landmark book Cybernetics, Norbert Wiener suggested a way of modeling scientific phenomena using not energy, but:

A. mathematics
B. intelligence
C. information
D. history
Answer» D. history
45.

Which technique is being investigated as an approach to automatic programming?

A. generative CAI
B. specification by example
C. All of the above
D. non-hierarchical planning
Answer» C. All of the above
46.

Which of the following function returns t if the object is a number in LISP?

A. (number <object>)
B. (numberp <object>)
C. (numericp <object>)
D. (numeric <object>)
Answer» C. (numericp <object>)
47.

Strong AI is

A. the embodiment of human intellectual capabilities within a computer.
B. a set of computer programs that produce output that would be considered to reflect intelligence if it were generated by humans.
C. the study of mental faculties through the use of mental models implemented on a computer.
D. All of the above
Answer» B. a set of computer programs that produce output that would be considered to reflect intelligence if it were generated by humans.
48.

KEE is a product of:

A. Teknowledge
B. IntelliCorpn
C. Texas Instruments
D. Tech knowledge
Answer» C. Texas Instruments
49.

People overcome natural language problems by:

A. grouping attributes into frames
B. understanding ideas in context
C. identifying with familiar situations
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
50.

The primary method that people use to sense their environment is:

A. reading
B. writing
C. speaking
D. seeing
Answer» E.