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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word book by Robert Cawdrey was published first in 1604?
(a) The Written Word.
(b) A Table Alphabeticall.
(c) Oxford English Dictionary.
(d) The English Language.

3. Why did Lovelace publish her mathematical arguments anonymously?
(a) She didn't want to appear more intelligent than Babbage.
(b) Women were not expected to engage in scientific or academic efforts.
(c) She didn't want to embarrass her father.
(d) She wasn't sure her arguments were correct.

4. 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 artillery system.
(b) The nervous system.
(c) The respiratory system.
(d) The circulatory system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were conflicting statements created by the Principia Mathematica called?

2. What type of lists did Babbage create about livestock, fabric, letter combinations in various languages and other facts?

3. Who was the sixth editor of the Oxford English Dictionary?

4. What was changing language at the time the first English dictionary was developed?

5. What were the two essential elements of Shannon's simple communication model?

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