Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence MCQs Part 1
1. What is the term used for describing the judgmental or commonsense part of problem solving?
A.
Heuristic
Heuristic
B.
Critical
Critical
C.
Value based
Value based
D.
Analytical
Analytical
E.
None of the above
None of the above
Answer Option A
2. What stage of the manufacturing process has been described as "the mapping of function onto form"?
A.
Design
Design
B.
Distribution
Distribution
C.
project management
project management
D.
field service
field service
E.
None of the above
None of the above
Answer Option A
3. Which kind of planning consists of successive representations of different levels of a plan?
A.
hierarchical planning
hierarchical planning
B.
non-hierarchical planning
non-hierarchical planning
C.
All of the above
All of the above
D.
project planning
project planning
E.
None of the above
None of the above
Answer Option A
4. What was originally called the "imitation game" by its creator?
A.
The Turing Test
The Turing Test
B.
LISP
LISP
C.
The Logic Theorist
The Logic Theorist
D.
Cybernetics
Cybernetics
E.
None of the above
None of the above
Answer Option A
5. Decision support programs are designed to help managers make:
A.
budget projections
budget projections
B.
visual presentations
visual presentations
C.
business decisions
business decisions
D.
vacation schedules
vacation schedules
E.
None of the above
None of the above
Answer Option C
6. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
7. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
8. To invoke the LISP system, you must enter
A. AI
B. LISP
C. CL (Common Lisp)
D. both b and c
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
9. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
10. Prior to the invention of time sharing, the prevalent method of computer access was:
A. batch processing
B. telecommunication
C. remote access
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
11. Seymour Papert of the MIT AI lab created a programming environment for children called:
A. BASIC
B. LOGO
C. MYCIN
D. FORTRAN
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
12. The Strategic Computing Program is a project of the:
A. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
B. National Science Foundation
C. Jet Propulsion Laboratory
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
13. The original LISP machines produced by both LMI and Symbolics were based on research performed at:
A. CMU
B. MIT
C. Stanford University
D. RAMD
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
14. In LISP, the addition 3 + 2 is entered as
A. 3 + 2
B. 3 add 2
C. 3 + 2 =
D. (+ 3 2)
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
15. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
16. In LISP, the function assigns the symbol x to y is
A. (setq y x)
B. (set y = 'x')
C. (setq y = 'x')
D. (setq y 'x')
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
17. In LISP, the function returns t if
A. (cons
B. (consp
C. (eq
D. (cous =
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
18. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
19. If a robot can alter its own trajectory in response to external conditions, it is considered to be:
A. intelligent
B. mobile
C. open loop
D. non-servo
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
20. One of the leading American robotics centers is the Robotics Institute located at:
A. CMU
B. MIT
C. RAND
D. SRI
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
21. In LISP, the function returns the first element of a list Is
A. set
B. car
C. first
D. second
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
22. Nils Nilsson headed a team at SRI that created a mobile robot named:
A. Robitics
B. Dedalus
C. Shakey
D. Vax
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
23. An AI technique that allows computers to understand associations and relationships between objects and events is called:
A. heuristic processing
B. cognitive science
C. relative symbolism
D. pattern matching
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
24. The new organization established to implement the Fifth Generation Project is called:
A. ICOT (Institute for New Generation Computer Technology)
B. MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry)
C. MCC (Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation)
D. SCP (Stategic Computing Program)
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
25. The field that investigates the mechanics of human intelligence is:
A. history
B. cognitive science
C. psychology
D. sociology
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
26. A problem is first connected to its proposed solution during the _____ stage.
A. conceptualization
B. identification
C. formalization
D. implementation.
E. testing
Answer Option C
27. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
28. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
29. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
30. A computer program that contains expertise in a particular domain is called an:
A. intelligent planner
B. automatic processor
C. expert system
D. operational symbolizer
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
31. Ambiguity may be caused by:
A. syntactic ambiguity
B. multiple word meanings
C. unclear antecedents
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
32. Which company offers the LISP machine considered to be "the most powerful symbolic processor available"?
A. LMI
B. Symbolics
C. Xerox
D. Texas Instruments
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
33. What of the following is considered to be a pivotal event in the history of AI.
A. 1949, Donald O, The organization of Behaviour,
B. 1950, Computing Machinery and Intelligence.
C. 1956, Dartmouth University Conference Organized by John McCarthy
D. 1961, Computer and Computer Sense.
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
34. Natural language processing is divided into the two subfields of:
A. symbolic and numeric
B. time and motion
C. algorithmic and heuristic
D. understanding and generation
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
35. High-resolution, bit-mapped displays are useful for displaying:
A. clearer characters
B. graphics
C. more characters
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
36. A bidirectional feedback loop links computer modelling with:
A. artificial science
B. heuristic processing
C. human intelligence
D. cognitive science
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
37. 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
E. (a) and (c) above.
Answer Option D
38. In LISP, the function evaluates both and
A. set
B. setq
C. add
D. eva
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
39. Which type of actuator generates a good deal of power but tends to be messy?
A. electric
B. hydraulic
C. pneumatic
D. (B) and (c) above
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
40. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
41. The hardware features of LISP machines generally include:
A. large memory and a high-speed processor
B. letter-quality printers and 8-inch disk drives
C. a mouse and a specialized keyboard
D. both (a) and (c)
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
42. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
43. 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
E. both (b) and (c)
Answer Option E
44. A process that is repeated, evaluated, and refined is called:
A. diagnostic
B. descriptive
C. interpretive
D. iterative
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
45. Visual clues that are helpful in computer vision include:
A. colour and motion
B. depth and texture
C. height and weight
D. a and b above
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
46. In LISP, the function X (x). (2x+l) would be rendered as
A. (lambda (x) (+(*2 x)l))
B. (lambda (x) (+1 (* 2x)
C. (+ lambda (x) 1 (*2x))
D. (* lambda(x) (+2x1)
E. None of the above
Answer Option A
47. A natural language generation program must decide:
A. what to say
B. when to say something
C. why it is being used
D. both (a) and (b)
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
48. Who is considered to be the "father" of artificial intelligence?
A. Fisher Ada
B. John McCarthy
C. Allen Newell
D. Alan Turning
E. None of the above
Answer Option B
49. 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
E. None of the above
Answer Option D
50. A network with named nodes and labeled arcs that can be used to represent certain natural language grammars to facilitate parsing.
A. Tree Network
B. Star Network
C. Transition Network
D. Complete Network
E. None of the above
Answer Option C
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