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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What claim did Shannon make about the predictable redundancy of the English language?
2. The connection of information with entropy and the physical realm proved to have applications in what type of physics?
3. Erwin Schrodinger used the concept of entropy to describe what group?
4. Shannon used the term entropy to have what meaning in reference to a message?
5. What did Seth Lloyd, a quantum engineer at MIT, base his estimates on the universe on?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was found to be the make-up of DNA and what did these properties allow?
2. The connection of information with entropy and the physical realm was important to what physics discipline?
3. What was zoologist's Richard Dawkins' theory on DNA?
4. Norbert Weiner based his theory on what system of the human body?
5. What was Claude Shannon referring to by the term "entropy" and what was its importance?
6. What estimates did Seth Lloyd, a quantum engineer at MIT, make about the power of the universe?
7. What fundamental problem is inherent in the observation of quantum particles?
8. What was the original meaning of the term "entropy"?
9. What was discovered through the study of thermodynamics about the movement of energy?
10. What did Dawkins attribute the belief in God to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What advanced machine did Charles Babbage envision that would be superior to his difference engine? What was Babbage's relationship with Ada Lovelace? Why was she reluctant to be public about her skills in mathematics? How did Babbage encourage her?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the various theories on entropy. How was entropy important to information theory?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Norbert Weiner's views on the work and theories of Claude Shannon. Explain the circumstances under which Weiner coined the phrase "cybernetics". What was George Miller's observation on the capacity for the human mind to retain information?
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