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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?
(a) Eliminated calculations.
(b) Provided solutions.
(c) Made work easier.
(d) Cut down on errors and allowed for quicker calculations.

2. Why is the randomness of numbers difficult to define?
(a) Numbers have an unpredictability.
(b) Numbers send different messages.
(c) A number may be random to some but not to others.
(d) Numbers are infinite.

3. What caused the errors that were contained in the tables of logarithms that had to be calculated themselves?
(a) Under-educated workers.
(b) Calculations.
(c) Calculations and printing errors.
(d) Printing errors.

4. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?
(a) Computer science.
(b) Advanced mathematics.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Physics.

5. Who first thought of constructing a machine that could calculate logarithms?
(a) Charles Babbage.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Issac Newton.
(d) John Napier.

Short Answer Questions

1. At an exclusive meeting in New York City, Shannon commented that the English language had what characteristic?

2. What does the word "cybernetics" mean?

3. What time of memory is most limited?

4. What did Chaitin determine about most numbers?

5. What did Chaitin mean by a "computable" number?

(see the answer key)

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