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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications?
(a) Software metric.
(b) Cosmic arrhythmias.
(c) Fractal compression.
(d) Software visualization.

2. What science deals with the visible, orderly outcomes of self-organization and the common principles behind similar patterns?
(a) Fluid dynamics.
(b) Theoretical physics.
(c) Pattern formation.
(d) Thermodynamics.

3. In mathematics, what is a system which does not satisfy the superposition principle, or whose output is not directly proportional to its input?
(a) Thermolinear system.
(b) Linear system.
(c) Hyperlinear system.
(d) Nonlinear system.

4. In statistics, what refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data?
(a) Dependence.
(b) Diversity.
(c) Prediction.
(d) Commonality.

5. What refers to the static or animated 2-D or 3-D visual representation of information about software systems based on their structure, size, history or behavior?
(a) Cosmic arrhythmias.
(b) Fractal compression.
(c) Software visualization.
(d) Software metric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What exists when a reversible reaction ceases to change its ratio of reactants/products, but substances move between the chemicals at an equal rate, meaning there is no net change?

2. When was Mitchell Feigenbaum born?

3. Through this work on the study of quantum behavior of superfluid helium, Albert Libchaber invented what?

4. What is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy?

5. From what institution did Heinz-Otto Peitgen earn his Ph.D.?

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