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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A psychologist named George Miller noticed that people seem to be able to easily remember up to how many items at a time?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

2. What did Shannon bring to one of his meetings?
(a) A computer scientist.
(b) A computer.
(c) A robot.
(d) A newly developed programming language.

3. According to Psychologist George Miller, what type of process takes place in the mind relative to the information it receives?
(a) The selection of relevant information.
(b) The simplification of information.
(c) The rejection of too much information.
(d) The ranking of important to less important information.

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

5. At an exclusive meeting in New York City, Shannon commented that the English language had what characteristic?
(a) A special intonation.
(b) A unique dynamism.
(c) A specific entropy.
(d) A recognizable rhythm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Shannon plan to teach his computer to play?

2. Who devised a way to multiply and divide numbers by adding or subtracting their logarithms?

3. What did Chaitin propose using to express a computable number into another form?

4. What can the amount of information in a message be expressed in?

5. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?

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