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Which statement about AI accelerator is correct in the history of computing?
A. is specialized hardware designed to speed machine-learning or AI workloads
B. contains multiple processing cores within one processor package
C. delivers shared computing resources and services over networks on demand
D. processes data near the source or device rather than relying only on distant data centers
Correct Answer: A
AI accelerator is specialized hardware designed to speed machine-learning or AI workloads.
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Which statement about robotics is correct in the history of computing?
A. enables computers to derive information from images or video
B. combines sensing, control, and computation to operate physical machines
C. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
D. emulates aspects of decision-making by a human expert in a narrow domain
Correct Answer: B
robotics combines sensing, control, and computation to operate physical machines.
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Which statement about machine learning is correct in the history of computing?
A. converts spoken language into machine-readable representations or commands
B. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
C. was the Japanese institute established to pursue the Fifth Generation Computer Systems project
D. uses multiple processing elements simultaneously to improve throughput on suitable problems
Correct Answer: B
machine learning allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data.
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Which statement about parallel processing is correct in the history of computing?
A. uses multiple processing elements simultaneously to improve throughput on suitable problems
B. emulates aspects of decision-making by a human expert in a narrow domain
C. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
D. was strongly associated with logic programming in Japanese fifth-generation research
Correct Answer: A
parallel processing uses multiple processing elements simultaneously to improve throughput on suitable problems.
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Which statement about computer vision is correct in the history of computing?
A. combines sensing, control, and computation to operate physical machines
B. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
C. enables computers to derive information from images or video
D. uses encoded knowledge and inference to solve domain problems
Correct Answer: C
computer vision enables computers to derive information from images or video.
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Which statement about speech recognition is correct in the history of computing?
A. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
B. was a Japanese research initiative launched in 1982
C. converts spoken language into machine-readable representations or commands
D. was strongly associated with logic programming in Japanese fifth-generation research
Correct Answer: C
speech recognition converts spoken language into machine-readable representations or commands.
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Which statement about natural-language processing is correct in the history of computing?
A. was the Japanese institute established to pursue the Fifth Generation Computer Systems project
B. enables computers to derive information from images or video
C. converts spoken language into machine-readable representations or commands
D. aims to enable computers to analyze and generate human language
Correct Answer: D
natural-language processing aims to enable computers to analyze and generate human language.
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Which statement about expert system is correct in the history of computing?
A. was a Japanese research initiative launched in 1982
B. emulates aspects of decision-making by a human expert in a narrow domain
C. was the Japanese institute established to pursue the Fifth Generation Computer Systems project
D. aims to enable computers to analyze and generate human language
Correct Answer: B
expert system emulates aspects of decision-making by a human expert in a narrow domain.
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Which statement about knowledge-based system is correct in the history of computing?
A. was strongly associated with logic programming in Japanese fifth-generation research
B. was a Japanese research initiative launched in 1982
C. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
D. uses encoded knowledge and inference to solve domain problems
Correct Answer: D
knowledge-based system uses encoded knowledge and inference to solve domain problems.
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Which statement about Prolog is correct in the history of computing?
A. was strongly associated with logic programming in Japanese fifth-generation research
B. uses multiple processing elements simultaneously to improve throughput on suitable problems
C. combines sensing, control, and computation to operate physical machines
D. allows systems to improve performance by learning patterns from data
Correct Answer: A
Prolog was strongly associated with logic programming in Japanese fifth-generation research.
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Which statement about ICOT is correct in the history of computing?
A. was the Japanese institute established to pursue the Fifth Generation Computer Systems project
B. enables computers to derive information from images or video
C. was a Japanese research initiative launched in 1982
D. combines sensing, control, and computation to operate physical machines
Correct Answer: A
ICOT was the Japanese institute established to pursue the Fifth Generation Computer Systems project.
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Which statement about Fifth Generation Computer Systems project is correct in the history of computing?
A. was a Japanese research initiative launched in 1982
B. enables computers to derive information from images or video
C. combines sensing, control, and computation to operate physical machines
D. uses multiple processing elements simultaneously to improve throughput on suitable problems
Correct Answer: A
Fifth Generation Computer Systems project was a Japanese research initiative launched in 1982.
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Which statement about networked personal computing is correct in the history of computing?
A. expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes
B. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
C. helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981
D. is associated with the early microcomputer revolution of the mid-1970s
Correct Answer: A
networked personal computing expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes.
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Which statement about GUI is correct in the history of computing?
A. became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers
B. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
C. is associated with the early microcomputer revolution of the mid-1970s
D. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
Correct Answer: D
GUI uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction.
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Which statement about personal computer is correct in the history of computing?
A. helped bring personal computers into homes, schools, and small businesses
B. became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers
C. enabled very large numbers of transistors to be integrated onto chips
D. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
Correct Answer: D
personal computer became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era.
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Which statement about microcomputer is correct in the history of computing?
A. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
B. places the central processing functions on one integrated chip or chip set
C. is a computer whose CPU is based on a microprocessor
D. was an influential early 8-bit microprocessor used in systems such as the Altair 8800
Correct Answer: C
microcomputer is a computer whose CPU is based on a microprocessor.
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Which statement about semiconductor RAM is correct in the history of computing?
A. is associated with the early microcomputer revolution of the mid-1970s
B. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
C. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
D. became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers
Correct Answer: D
semiconductor RAM became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers.
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Which statement about VLSI is correct in the history of computing?
A. is a computer whose CPU is based on a microprocessor
B. helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981
C. expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes
D. enabled very large numbers of transistors to be integrated onto chips
Correct Answer: D
VLSI enabled very large numbers of transistors to be integrated onto chips.
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Which statement about Apple Macintosh is correct in the history of computing?
A. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
B. helped bring personal computers into homes, schools, and small businesses
C. expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes
D. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
Correct Answer: D
Apple Macintosh helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing.
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Which statement about IBM PC is correct in the history of computing?
A. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
B. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
C. places the central processing functions on one integrated chip or chip set
D. helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981
Correct Answer: D
IBM PC helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981.