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This section includes 154 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The integrated circuit was invented by Jack Kilby of: |
| A. | MIT |
| B. | Texas Instruments |
| C. | Xerox |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Xerox | |
| 52. |
In LISP, the function assigns . the value of a to b is |
| A. | (setq a b) |
| B. | (setq b a ) |
| C. | (b = a) |
| D. | (set b = a) |
| Answer» C. (b = a) | |
| 53. |
The component of an ICAI (Intelligent Computer-Asslsted Instruction) presenting information to the student is the: |
| A. | student model |
| B. | problem-solving expertise |
| C. | tutoring module |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 54. |
A certain Professor at the Stanford University coined the word 'artificial intelligence' in 1956 at a conference held at Dartmouth college. Can you name the Professor? |
| A. | David Levy |
| B. | John McCarthy |
| C. | Joseph Weizenbaum |
| D. | Hans Berliner |
| Answer» C. Joseph Weizenbaum | |
| 55. |
How many control unit(s) is/are available in SISD (single data stream, single data stream) architecture? |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | more than one |
| D. | Mone |
| Answer» B. two | |
| 56. |
The Newell and Simon program that proved theorems of Principia Mathematica was: |
| A. | Elementary Perceiver |
| B. | General Problem Solver |
| C. | Logic Theorist |
| D. | Boolean Algebra |
| Answer» D. Boolean Algebra | |
| 57. |
The expert system developed at MIT to solve mathematical problems is known as: |
| A. | RAND |
| B. | ISIS |
| C. | MACSYMA |
| D. | MOLGEN |
| Answer» D. MOLGEN | |
| 58. |
The Personal Consultant is based on: |
| A. | EMYCIN |
| B. | OPS5+ |
| C. | XCON |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Graphic interfaces were first used in a Xerox product called: |
| A. | InterLISP |
| B. | Ethernet |
| C. | Smalltalk |
| D. | ZetaLISP |
| Answer» D. ZetaLISP | |
| 60. |
For speech understanding systems to gain widespread acceptance in office automation, they must feature: |
| A. | speaker independence |
| B. | speaker dependence |
| C. | isolated word recognition |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. speaker dependence | |
| 61. |
In LISP, the atom that stands for "False" is |
| A. | t |
| B. | nil |
| C. | y |
| D. | time |
| Answer» C. y | |
| 62. |
A robot's "arm" is also known as its: |
| A. | end effector |
| B. | actuator |
| C. | manipulator |
| D. | servomechanism |
| Answer» D. servomechanism | |
| 63. |
What part of the manufacturing process relate to each stage of the process and to the process as a whole? |
| A. | field service |
| B. | design |
| C. | distribution |
| D. | project management |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
In LISP, which of the following function assigns the value 10 to the symbol a? |
| A. | (setq a 10) |
| B. | (a = b) where b = 10 |
| C. | (a = 10) (d) (setq 10 a) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. (a = b) where b = 10 | |
| 65. |
Shaping teaching techniques to fit the learning patterns of individual students is the goal of: |
| A. | decision support |
| B. | automatic programming |
| C. | intelligent computer-assisted instruction |
| D. | expert systems |
| Answer» D. expert systems | |
| 66. |
Output segments of AI programming contain(s) |
| A. | printed language and synthesized speech |
| B. | Manipulation of physical object |
| C. | Locomotion |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
The CAI (Computer-Assisted Instruction) technique based on programmed instruction is: |
| A. | frame-based CAI |
| B. | generative CAI |
| C. | problem-solving CAI |
| D. | intelligent CAI |
| Answer» B. generative CAI | |
| 68. |
Which of these schools was not among the early leaders in AI research? |
| A. | Dartmouth University |
| B. | Harvard University |
| C. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| D. | Stanford University |
| Answer» C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| 69. |
If the English Philosopher Thomas Hobbes could be called 'grandfather' of artificial intelligence, then who could be called its father? |
| A. | A.M. Turning |
| B. | John McCarthy |
| C. | Allen Newell |
| D. | Herbert Simon |
| Answer» B. John McCarthy | |
| 70. |
The Cedar, BBN Butterfly, Cosmic Cube and Hypercube machine can be characterized as |
| A. | SISD |
| B. | MIMD |
| C. | SIMD |
| D. | MISD |
| Answer» C. SIMD | |
| 71. |
The applications in the Strategic Computing Program include: |
| A. | battle management |
| B. | autonomous systems |
| C. | pilot's associate |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
Which of the following have computers traditionally done better than people? |
| A. | storing information |
| B. | responding flexibly |
| C. | computing numerically |
| D. | both (a) and (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
Special programs that assist programmers are called: |
| A. | heuristic processors |
| B. | symbolic programmers |
| C. | intelligent programming tools |
| D. | program recognizers |
| Answer» D. program recognizers | |
| 74. |
Natural language understanding is used in: |
| A. | natural language interfaces |
| B. | natural language front ends |
| C. | text understanding systems |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
An AI system developed by Terry A. Winograd to permit an interactive dialogue about a domain he called blocks-world. |
| A. | SHRDLU |
| B. | SIMD |
| C. | BACON |
| D. | STUDENT |
| Answer» B. SIMD | |
| 76. |
One method of programming a computer to exhibit human intelligence is called modeling or: |
| A. | simulation |
| B. | cognitization |
| C. | duplication |
| D. | psychic amelioration |
| Answer» B. cognitization | |
| 77. |
Texas Instruments Incorporated produces a low-cost LISP machine called: |
| A. | The Computer-Based Consultant |
| B. | The Explorer |
| C. | Smalltalk |
| D. | The Personal Consultant |
| Answer» C. Smalltalk | |
| 78. |
The first AI programming language was called: |
| A. | BASIC |
| B. | FORTRAN |
| C. | IPL |
| D. | LISP |
| Answer» D. LISP | |
| 79. |
Programming a robot by physically moving it through the trajectory you want it to follow is called: |
| A. | contact sensing control |
| B. | continuous-path control |
| C. | robot vision control |
| D. | pick-and-place control |
| Answer» C. robot vision control | |
| 80. |
Which of the following have people traditionally done better than computers? |
| A. | recognizing relative importance |
| B. | finding similarities |
| C. | resolving ambiguity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Artificial intelligence 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» E. | |
| 82. |
What is the name of the computer program that simulates the thought processes of human beings? |
| A. | Human logic |
| B. | Expert reason |
| C. | Expert system |
| D. | Personal information |
| Answer» D. Personal information | |
| 83. |
Nils Nilsson headed a team at SRI that created a mobile robot named: |
| A. | Robitics |
| B. | Dedalus |
| C. | Shakey |
| D. | Vax |
| Answer» D. Vax | |
| 84. |
What is the name of the computer program that contains the distilled knowledge of an expert? |
| A. | Data base management system |
| B. | Management information System |
| C. | Expert system |
| D. | Artificial intelligence |
| Answer» D. Artificial intelligence | |
| 85. |
The first widely-used commercial form of Artificial Intelligence (Al) is being used in many popular products like microwave ovens, automobiles and plug in circuit boards for desktop PCs. It allows machines to handle vague information with a deftness that mimics human intuition. What is the name of this AI? |
| A. | Boolean logic |
| B. | Human logic |
| C. | Fuzzy logic |
| D. | Functional logic |
| Answer» D. Functional logic | |
| 86. |
The explanation facility of an expert system may be used to: |
| A. | construct a diagnostic model |
| B. | expedite the debugging process |
| C. | explain the system's reasoning process |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
DEC advertises that it helped to create "the world's first expert system routinely used in an industrial environment," called XCON or: |
| A. | PDP-11 |
| B. | Rl |
| C. | VAX |
| D. | MAGNOM |
| Answer» C. VAX | |
| 88. |
A.M. turing developed a technique for determining whether a computer could or could not demonstrate the artificial Intelligence,, Presently, this technique is called |
| A. | Turing Test |
| B. | Algorithm |
| C. | Boolean Algebra |
| D. | Logarithm |
| Answer» B. Algorithm | |
| 89. |
Claude Shannon described the operation of electronic switching circuits with a system of mathematical logic called: |
| A. | LISP |
| B. | XLISP |
| C. | Boolean algebra |
| D. | neural networking |
| Answer» D. neural networking | |
| 90. |
LISP machines also are known as: |
| A. | AI workstations |
| B. | time-sharing terminals |
| C. | super mini computers |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. time-sharing terminals | |
| 91. |
In which of the following areas may ICAI programs prove to be useful? |
| A. | educational institutions |
| B. | corporations |
| C. | department of Defence |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
In a rule-based system, procedural domain knowledge is in the form of: |
| A. | production rules |
| B. | rule interpreters |
| C. | meta-rules |
| D. | control rules |
| Answer» B. rule interpreters | |
| 93. |
In LISP, the function (endp
|
| 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» D. All of the above | |
| 94. |
To invoke the LISP system, you must enter |
| A. | AI |
| B. | LISP |
| C. | CL (Common Lisp) |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
A mouse device may be: |
| A. | electro-chemical |
| B. | mechanical |
| C. | optical |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Computers normally solve problem by breaking them down into a series of yes-or-no decisions represented by 1s and 0s. What is the name of the logic that allows computers to assign numerical values that fail somewhere between 0 and 1? |
| A. | Human logic |
| B. | Fuzzy logic |
| C. | Boolean logic |
| D. | Operational logic |
| Answer» C. Boolean logic | |
| 97. |
In 1985, the famous chess player David Levy beat a world champion chess program in four straight games by using orthodox moves that confused the program. What was the name of the chess program? |
| A. | Kaissa |
| B. | CRAY BLITZ |
| C. | Golf |
| D. | DIGDUG |
| Answer» C. Golf | |
| 98. |
Weak 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» D. All of the above | |
| 99. |
Research scientists all over the world are taking steps towards building computers with circuits patterned after the complex inter connections existing among the human brain's nerve cells. What name is given to such type of computers? |
| A. | Intelligent computers |
| B. | Supercomputers |
| C. | Neural network computers |
| D. | Smart computers |
| Answer» D. Smart computers | |
| 100. |
In LISP, the addition 3 + 2 is entered as |
| A. | 3 + 2 |
| B. | 3 add 2 |
| C. | 3 + 2 = |
| D. | (+ 3 2) |
| Answer» E. | |