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Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning study set below.
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1
Who is often referred to as the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence?
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A
Alan Turing
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B
Ada Lovelace
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C
John von Neumann
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D
Charles Babbage
2
In which year was the term 'Artificial Intelligence' officially coined at the Dartmouth Conference?
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A
1945
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B
1956
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C
1968
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D
1972
3
Which famous test was proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 to determine if a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior?
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A
The Logic Test
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B
The Turing Test
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C
The Neural Test
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D
The Binary Test
4
Who wrote the first computer program intended to be executed by a machine?
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A
Grace Hopper
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B
Ada Lovelace
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C
Alan Turing
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D
Margaret Hamilton
5
What was the name of the first chess-playing computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion in a match?
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A
AlphaGo
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B
Deep Blue
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C
Watson
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D
ELIZA
6
Which program, created by Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s, simulated a psychotherapist?
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A
ELIZA
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B
Siri
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C
Alexa
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D
DeepMind
7
In 1997, which company developed the system that beat Garry Kasparov at chess?
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A
Microsoft
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B
Google
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C
IBM
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D
Intel
8
What is the name of the Google-developed AI that defeated the world champion of the board game Go in 2016?
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A
AlphaGo
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B
DeepThought
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C
Stockfish
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D
AlphaZero
9
Which scientist is credited with inventing the Perceptron, one of the earliest artificial neural networks?
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A
Frank Rosenblatt
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B
Marvin Minsky
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C
John McCarthy
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D
Herbert Simon
10
What was the primary goal of the 'Lighthill Report' published in 1973 in the United Kingdom?
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A
To advocate for AI funding
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B
To evaluate the state of AI research
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C
To ban all AI development
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D
To standardize AI coding languages
11
In the 1950s, Arthur Samuel coined the term 'Machine Learning' while working on which type of program?
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A
A speech recognition system
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B
A checkers-playing program
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C
A weather forecasting model
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D
A database management tool
12
Which AI system developed by IBM gained fame for winning the game show 'Jeopardy!' in 2011?
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A
Watson
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B
Deep Blue
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C
HAL 9000
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D
Siri
13
The first 'AI Winter' occurred primarily due to:
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A
A lack of computer power and failed expectations
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B
The invention of the internet
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C
A global shortage of electricity
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D
The rise of personal computers
14
Which logic-based programming language, developed in the 1970s, became very popular for AI research?
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A
Python
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B
Prolog
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C
Java
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D
Ruby
15
What major breakthrough in the 2010s significantly accelerated the field of Machine Learning?
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A
The invention of the transistor
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B
Deep Learning and neural networks
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C
The first web browser
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D
The invention of the mouse
16
Marvin Minsky co-founded which influential research institution?
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A
The MIT AI Lab
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B
The CERN laboratory
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C
The Bell Labs
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D
The Silicon Valley Institute
17
Which historical figure famously predicted that machines would eventually be able to do any intellectual work that a man can do?
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A
Alan Turing
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B
Charles Babbage
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C
Bill Gates
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D
Steve Jobs
18
What is the primary function of an 'expert system' in early AI history?
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A
To play video games
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B
To solve specialized problems using human knowledge
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C
To translate languages
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D
To browse the internet
