Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence MCQs Part 3

1. The primary interactive method of communication used by humans is:

A.
reading

B.
writing

C.
speaking

D.
All of the above

E.
None of the above

 Answer Option C

2. Elementary linguistic units which are smaller than words are:

A.
allophones

B.
phonemes

C.
syllables

D.
All of the above

E.
None of the above

 Answer Option D

3. In LISP, the atom that stands for "true" is

A.
t

B.
ml

C.
y

D.
time

E.
None of the above

 Answer Option A

4. A mouse device may be:

A.
electro-chemical

B.
mechanical

C.
optical

D.
both b and c

E.
None of the above

 Answer Option D

5. An expert system differs from a database program in that only an expert system:

A.
contains declarative knowledge

B.
contains procedural knowledge

C.
features the retrieval of stored information

D.
expects users to draw their own conclusions

E.
None of the above

 Answer Option B

6. Arthur Samuel is linked inextricably with a program that played:

A. checkers

B. chess

C. cricket

D. football

E. None of the above

 Answer Option A

7. Natural language understanding is used in:

A. natural language interfaces

B. natural language front ends

C. text understanding systems

D. All of the above

E. (b) and (c) above

 Answer Option D

8. Which of the following are examples of software development tools?

A. debuggers

B. editors

C. assemblers, compilers and interpreters

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

9. The first AI programming language was called:

A. BASIC

B. FORTRAN

C. IPL

D. LISP

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

10. The Personal Consultant is based on:

A. EMYCIN

B. OPS5+

C. XCON

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

11. The conference that launched the AI revolution in 1956 was held at:

A. Dartmouth

B. Harvard

C. New York

D. Stanford

E. None of the above

 Answer Option A

12. Texas Instruments Incorporated produces a low-cost LISP machine called:

A. The Computer-Based Consultant

B. The Explorer

C. Smalltalk

D. The Personal Consultant

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

13. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

14. One method of programming a computer to exhibit human intelligence is called modeling or:

A. simulation

B. cognitization

C. duplication

D. psychic amelioration

E. None of the above

 Answer Option A

15. Graphic interfaces were first used in a Xerox product called:

A. InterLISP

B. Ethernet

C. Smalltalk

D. ZetaLISP

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

16. The Al researcher who co-authored both the Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and The Fifth Generation is:

A. Bruce Lee

B. Randy Davis

C. Ed Feigenbaum

D. Mark Fox

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

17. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

18. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option A

19. A robot's "arm" is also known as its:

A. end effector

B. actuator

C. manipulator

D. servomechanism

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

20. KEE is a product of:

A. Teknowledge

B. IntelliCorpn

C. Texas Instruments

D. Tech knowledge

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

21. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

22. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

23. 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)

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

24. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

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

A. smell

B. symbols

C. touch

D. algorithms

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

26. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

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

A. reading

B. writing

C. speaking

D. seeing

E. None of the above

 Answer Option D

28. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

29. 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)

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

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

A. SISD

B. SIMD

C. MISD

D. MIMD

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

31. In LISP, the function (list-length )

A. returns a new list that is equal to by copying the top-level element of

B. returns the length of

C. returns t if is empty.

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

 Answer Option B

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

A. LISP machines

B. personal computers

C. microcomputers

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

 Answer Option A

33. Which particular generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence?

A. Second

B. Fourth

C. Fifth

D. Third

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

34. 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

E. None of the above

 Answer Option C

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

A. (*