Design & Analysis of Algorithms CS51 Quiz
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Who is considered the 'father of algebra' and Latinized as Algorithmi?

  • Muḥammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi (correct)
  • Euclid
  • Archimedes
  • Pythagoras
  • Which area of computer science crucially uses shortest-path algorithms?

  • Networking (correct)
  • Cryptography
  • Machine learning
  • Operating systems
  • What is the backbone of computer science according to the text?

  • Compilers
  • Algorithms (correct)
  • Data structures
  • Operating systems
  • Which computational procedure is described as a sequence of steps that transform input into output?

    <p>Algorithm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical figure was appointed as the astronomer and head of the library of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad?

    <p>Muḥammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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