Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. Which kind of planning consists of successive representations of different levels of a plan?
- (A) Hierarchical
planning
- (B) Non-hierarchical
planning
- (C) Project
planning
- (D) All
of the above
2. 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
3. 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
4. What was originally called the "imitation game" by its creator?
- (A) The
Turing Test
- (B) LISP
- (C) The
Logic Theorist
- (D) Cybernetics
5. The primary method that people use to sense their environment is:
- (A) Reading
- (B) Writing
- (C) Speaking
- (D) Seeing
6. 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
7. The cray X-MP, IBM 3090 and connection machine can he characterized as
- (A) SISD
- (B) SIMD
- (C) MISD
- (D) MIMD
8. Decision support programs are designed to help managers make:
- (A) Budget
projections
- (B) Visual
presentations
- (C) Business
decisions
- (D) Vacation
schedules
9. LISP machines also are known as:
- (A) AI
workstations
- (B) Time-sharing
terminals
- (C) Super
mini computers
- (D) None
of the above
10. PROLOG is an AI programming language which solves problems with a form of symbolic logic known as predicate calculus. It was developed in 1972 at the University of Marseilles by a team of specialists. Can you name the person who headed this team?
- (A) Alain
Colmerauer
- (B) Nicklaus
Wirth
- (C) Seymour
Papert
- (D) John
McCarthy
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