91. Most predictions about computing technology made during the first half of the twentieth century were, in hindsight, extremely conservative because

a. the more famous ones were made by people who knew little about technology
b. They were dependent on nuclear energy
c. they failed to anticipate the invention of the integrated circuit
d. they failed to take into account that new inventions often create the needs of society




















92. A compiler-compiler is an example of

a. a program that translates other programs
b. a program that produces programs as its output
c. a program that operates on itself
d. a program that helps to manage the development of very large programs




















93. It seems unlikely that computers will ever

a. accurately predict the weather
b. represent all of our factual knowledge about medicine
c. represent all of our factual knowledge about the law
d. completely replace human specialists in the professions




















94. Which of the following problem-solving techniques has NOT been successfully incorporated into many AI programs?

a. look ahead
b. goal-directed behavior
c. politically-motivated decisions
d. use of heuristics




















95. "Smart weapons" are

a. weapons designed to destroy computers
b. weapons controlled by embedded computers
c. weapons that improve their performance over time
d. weapons that choose their own targets




















96. Many computer scientists were skeptical about SDI because

a. the program would be too large to ever complete
b. the program could not have been fully tested
c. testing reveals the presence of errors, but never their absence
d. it would be powerless against certain missiles




















97. Minitel is

a. a small, cellular telephone with a modem
b. a modem that uses satellites instead of phone lines
c. an information service devoted to financial news and information
d. an information service provided as part of France's national phone system




















98. Which feature is not part of Tablet?

a. touch-sensitive screen
b. voice-activated processor
c. a Laser Card
d. infrared interface




















99. Even though computing power is increasingly decentralized, data storage is still very much centralized.

a. True
b. False
c.
d.




















100. Which of the following is NOT an example of a program written to disrupt or destroy other programs and data?

a. a worm
b. a bug
c. a Trojan Horse
d. a salami




















 
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