COMPUTER SCIENCE AN OVERVIEW
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● ROM
Answer: The computer's "built-in" memory containing data that
normally can only be read, not written to. It contains the programming
that allows your computer to be "booted up" each time you turn it on.
●● RAM
Answer: The physical hardware inside a computer that temporarily
stores data, serving as the computer's "working" memory. Volatile
●● operating system
Answer: Often abbreviated as O.S., this is a powerful, and usually large
program that controls and manages the hardware and other software on
the computer. Examples: Windows, iOS, and Linux
●● computer
Answer: An electronic device that manipulates information, or data. It
can store, retrieve, and process data. It is a programmable machine. This
means it can execute a programmed list of instructions and respond to
new instructions that it is given.
,●● hardware
Answer: The collection of physical parts of a computer system.
●● software
Answer: organized information in the form of operating systems,
utilities, programs, and applications that enable computers to work.
●● Artificial Intelligence
Answer: The theory and development of computer systems able to
perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual
perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation
between languages.
●● the Turing test
Answer: A test for intelligence in a computer, requiring that a human
being should be unable to distinguish the machine from another human
being by using the replies to questions put to both. This was originally
called "The Imitation Game." You performed this test using ELIZA,
Chomsky, and 20 Questions.
●● ELIZA
Answer: In 1965, Joseph Weizenbaum developed this interactive
program that carried on a dialogue in English on any topic. "She" was
, designed to mimic a Rogerian psychotherapist. You chatted with "her"
when you did the Turing test worksheet.
●● search engine
Answer: is a program that allows you to search the internet for
information
●● web crawler
Answer: A search engine makes an index using a program called a ___
(aka spider). This program automatically browses the web and stores
information about the pages it visits. Every time it visits a webpage, it
makes a copy of it and adds its URL to an index.
●● 5 Characteristics of an Algorithm
Answer: 1. Effectively computable operations, 2. Halts in a finite
amount of time, 3. Produce a result, 4. Have unambiguous operations, 5.
are well ordered
●● 3 Advantages of Using the Internet for Research
Answer: 1. Fast, 2. easy to narrow down results, 3. Information is very
current
●● Why is it important to evaluate websites?
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● ROM
Answer: The computer's "built-in" memory containing data that
normally can only be read, not written to. It contains the programming
that allows your computer to be "booted up" each time you turn it on.
●● RAM
Answer: The physical hardware inside a computer that temporarily
stores data, serving as the computer's "working" memory. Volatile
●● operating system
Answer: Often abbreviated as O.S., this is a powerful, and usually large
program that controls and manages the hardware and other software on
the computer. Examples: Windows, iOS, and Linux
●● computer
Answer: An electronic device that manipulates information, or data. It
can store, retrieve, and process data. It is a programmable machine. This
means it can execute a programmed list of instructions and respond to
new instructions that it is given.
,●● hardware
Answer: The collection of physical parts of a computer system.
●● software
Answer: organized information in the form of operating systems,
utilities, programs, and applications that enable computers to work.
●● Artificial Intelligence
Answer: The theory and development of computer systems able to
perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual
perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation
between languages.
●● the Turing test
Answer: A test for intelligence in a computer, requiring that a human
being should be unable to distinguish the machine from another human
being by using the replies to questions put to both. This was originally
called "The Imitation Game." You performed this test using ELIZA,
Chomsky, and 20 Questions.
●● ELIZA
Answer: In 1965, Joseph Weizenbaum developed this interactive
program that carried on a dialogue in English on any topic. "She" was
, designed to mimic a Rogerian psychotherapist. You chatted with "her"
when you did the Turing test worksheet.
●● search engine
Answer: is a program that allows you to search the internet for
information
●● web crawler
Answer: A search engine makes an index using a program called a ___
(aka spider). This program automatically browses the web and stores
information about the pages it visits. Every time it visits a webpage, it
makes a copy of it and adds its URL to an index.
●● 5 Characteristics of an Algorithm
Answer: 1. Effectively computable operations, 2. Halts in a finite
amount of time, 3. Produce a result, 4. Have unambiguous operations, 5.
are well ordered
●● 3 Advantages of Using the Internet for Research
Answer: 1. Fast, 2. easy to narrow down results, 3. Information is very
current
●● Why is it important to evaluate websites?
