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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 is the normal state of quantum particles?

2. Where is DNA found?

3. DNA is made up of of how many different nucleotides?

4. How does Wikipedia differ from the Encyclopedia Britannica?

5. What did Chaitin determine about most numbers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fundamental problem is inherent in the observation of quantum particles?

2. What was mathematician Gregory Chatin's concept on entropy?

3. What has research shown about entangled particles and the transference of information?

4. What estimates did Seth Lloyd, a quantum engineer at MIT, make about the power of the universe?

5. What was found to be the make-up of DNA and what did these properties allow?

6. How did Gregory Chaitin characterize random numbers?

7. What comparison does the author make to the famous library at Alexandria?

8. What was the original meaning of the term "entropy"?

9. What was the "Library of Babel" that was described in a story by Jorge Luis Borges?

10. What was Claude Shannon referring to by the term "entropy" and what was its importance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Provides descriptions and the functionality of the "Differential Analyzer" and the "Principia Mathematica." How did early technological advancements lead to the merging of math and logic which lead to modern computing.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why electricity opened up the field of communication? How did the electric telegraph function and why was it superior to the earlier French version? How did the telegraph impact global communications?

Essay Topic 3

What were early theories about genetics? What are genes? What were the opinions and theories on genes expressed by zoologist Richard Dawson in his book, "The Selfish Gene"?

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