UIT2201: CS & the IT Revolution
Review Topics for Quiz 2 (Spring 2005)

Here are some general information on Quiz 2 (for your reference).

The Quiz, the Questions:

The questions will be similar to those in the tutorials and the notes. But, not so long.
(There will be a fun bonus-mark question -- don't try to guess it!)


Topics Covered:

  1. Lecture Topics: Logic-Design, Comp. Org., Network, AI, Models (TM)
  2. Tutorials: T7 onwards (all problems except A-problems),
  3. Textbook [SG]:
  4. Notes: Lecture Notes


Some Review Questions (RQ):

Some sample question for your reference. Of course, there is no guarantee that all the Quiz questions are like that. This is for reference only!

RQ-0 Review all the tutorial problems given to you.

RQ-1. [True/False] For each of the following, answer TRUE or FALSE.

  1. Communication protocols are only needed for Wide Area Networks.     _________

  2. Expert systems are applications of neural networks.     _________

  3. From the rule "if X is high, then X is dry" and the assertion "Louis is not dry", one can conclude that "Louis is not high".     _________

RQ-2. (Short Answers)

  1. Name three different network services commonly provided by modern computer networks.

  2. Give two examples of typical uses for "client-server" computing.

  3. Would the well-known AI program, Eliza, pass the Turing Test? Explain.

  4. A rule-based system attempts (circle all that apply)
    1. mimic the human ability to reference pertinent facts and string them together in a logical fashion.
    2. sumulated the connectionist architecture of the human brain.
    3. carefully distinguish between objects and their attributes.
    4. contain both a set of facts about the subject matter and a mechanism for selecting relevant facts and reasoning about them in a logical way.

  5. List the four properties required of any computing agent. (Read Section 11.3.1 of [SG]).

RQ-3. Consider the rule-based system (cf: Father, Mother, Parent,...) defined in the lectures notes. Define the relationship GrandFather.

RQ-x. See others in the past Quiz provided online


UIT2201: CS & IT Revolution; A/P Leong HW