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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What machine was constructed by Charles Babbage?
(a) The calculator.
(b) The difference engine.
(c) The difference analyzer.
(d) The computer.

3. Norbert Weiner developed a theory that had implications for the understanding of what system of the human body which might be thought of as a system of switches and signals.
(a) The nervous system.
(b) The circulatory system.
(c) The respiratory system.
(d) The artillery system.

4. What time of memory is most limited?
(a) Short term memory.
(b) Childhood memory.
(c) Long term memory.
(d) Repressed memory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?

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

3. Seventeenth numerical tables were set up so that what factor could be learned about each number?

4. Why wasn't Shannon able to teach his computer to play a game?

5. What did Chaitin determine about most numbers?

(see the answer key)

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