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Introduction to Computer Science

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1 .
What is computer science?
2 .
What two subjects does computer science combine the foundations of?
  1. math and engineering
  2. math and physics
  3. physics and engineering
  4. math and chemistry
3 .
What can execute an algorithm?
4 .
What enables the ENIAC (one of the first digital computers, invented in 1945) to be able to compute anything that can run on modern computers?
  1. Both the ENIAC and modern computers have memory.
  2. Both the ENIAC and modern computers share the same hardware.
  3. Both the ENIAC and modern computers are considered Turing-complete.
  4. Both the ENIAC and modern computers run the same software.
5 .
What invention was credited as the first calculator?
  1. punch cards
  2. abacus
  3. Difference Machine
  4. ENIAC
6 .
What term is considered an algorithm that can be run on a computer?
  1. artificial intelligence
  2. algorithm
  3. computer program
  4. programming language
7 .
Why is computer science often not considered a science?
  1. Computer science does not study natural objects.
  2. Computer science emphasizes the discovery of natural phenomena.
  3. Computer science is spreadsheet-based.
  4. Computer science focuses on computational structures.
8 .
What is the definition of data science?
  1. a subfield of computer science that emphasizes the social aspects of computation
  2. an interdisciplinary field studying information technologies and systems as they relate to people, organizations, and societies
  3. a subfield of computer science that emphasizes how problems can be solved with computers as well as the practices and processes that can help people design more effective software solutions
  4. an interdisciplinary field that applies computing toward managing data and extracting information from data
9 .
What term is used to describe a subfield of computer science that emphasizes how a computational problem can be defined in mathematical terms and whether that mathematical problem can be efficiently solved with a computer?
  1. computational science
  2. theoretical computer science
  3. information science
  4. data science
10 .
What subfield of computer science relates information technology to people and society?
  1. computational science
  2. theoretical computer science
  3. information science
  4. data science
11 .
How does computational science contribute new methods to the study of the sciences?
12 .
How do information science and computer science compare?
13 .
What does it mean to say that the various areas of computer science are synergistic?
14 .
What term is defined as an approach that emphasizes people rather than technologies in the design of computer solutions?
  1. human-centered computing
  2. neural network
  3. social determination of technology
  4. technological fix
15 .
A software application takes an image as an input and analyzes it. This is an example of what?
  1. illustrative processing
  2. image recognition
  3. image generation
  4. analytical modeling
16 .
What are adversarial attacks and why is it important to study them?
17 .
What is the relationship between artificial intelligence, image recognition, and neural networks?
18 .
How do neural networks recognize objects in images?
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