UIT2201: CS & the IT Revolution
Review Topics for Quiz 2 (Spring 2010)

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. Topics 4-5; (Hardware, Networks)
  2. Lectures Notes and Materials;
  3. Textbook:
  4. Tutorials: T7--T9 (all problems except A-problems).

Some Review Questions (RQ):

Note: Please ignore questions on AI topics -- they are not covered in this Quiz.
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. Would the well-known AI program, Eliza, pass the Turing Test? Explain.

  3. 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.

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