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Python's History and Development Quiz
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Python's History and Development Quiz

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Who initially designed Python?

  • ABC Programming Language
  • Python Software Foundation
  • Guido van Rossum (correct)
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus

    • When did Guido van Rossum start working on Python?

  • 1991
  • 1980s (correct)
  • 1998
  • 1989

    • What was the inspiration for the name 'Python'?

  • Python Software Foundation
  • ABC Programming Language
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (correct)
  • Guido van Rossum's hobby project

    • Which programming language is known for its code readability and advanced developer productivity?

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

    Which two versions of Python are the most commonly used?

    <p>Python 2.x and Python 3.x</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which top technology organizations have implemented Python?

    <p>Dropbox, Google, Quora, Mozilla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Python was developed in the late 1980s

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

    Guido van Rossum created Python as a successor to the ABC Programming Language

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

    Guido van Rossum is no longer the leader of the Python community

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

    Python was released with a lot fewer codes compared to Java, C++ & C.

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

    Python 2.x and Python 3.x are the two most commonly used versions of Python.

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

    Python can now be written and run in the browser like JavaScript.

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

    Which of the following is NOT true about the human brain?

    <p>It contains copies of Beethoven's 5th Symphony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has caused confusion about the functioning of the human brain?

    <p>The invention of computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a reflex that a healthy newborn is equipped with?

    <p>Supporting its own weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following design elements are humans not born with?

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

    What do computers use to represent information?

    <p>Patterns of ones and zeroes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a set of rules that computers follow called?

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

    Which metaphor for human intelligence was popularized by the invention of hydraulic engineering?

    <p>Flow of fluids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist compared the brain to a telegraph in the mid-1800s?

    <p>Hermann von Helmholtz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed that the mental world could be studied using concepts from information theory, computation, and linguistics?

    <p>George Miller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which book by John von Neumann stated that the function of the human nervous system is 'prima facie digital'?

    <p>The Computer and the Brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the IP metaphor in the context of human intelligence stand for?

    <p>Information Processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of neurons in the human brain?

    <p>86 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main issue with the $1.3 billion Human Brain Project launched by the European Union?

    <p>It failed to create a simulation of the entire human brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest about the IP metaphor in understanding the brain?

    <p>It is unnecessary intellectual baggage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the problem with the idea that memories are stored in individual neurons?

    <p>Memories are not stored in individual neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between visualizing something and seeing something?

    <p>Visualizing is less accurate than seeing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the brain when a person visualizes something they have seen before?

    <p>The brain changes to allow the person to visualize the object</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main point the text is making about the idea of a 'representation' of a dollar bill stored in the brain?

    <p>There is no representation of a dollar bill stored in the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main problem with the metaphor of the brain as a computer?

    <p>The brain changes in a unique way for each individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prediction about human consciousness is mentioned in the text?

    <p>Human minds can be downloaded to a computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the uniqueness problem mentioned in the text?

    <p>The inability to repeat a story the same way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason why the metaphor of the brain as a computer is not valid?

    <p>The brain cannot store exact copies of data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the experiences that can change our behavior?

    <p>Observing what is happening around us, being exposed to unimportant stimuli, and being punished or rewarded for certain behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the brain change after learning a song or poem?

    <p>The brain changes in an orderly way that allows us to perform the song or recite the poem under certain conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mainstream view of how humans make sense of the world?

    <p>Humans make sense of the world by performing computations on mental representations of it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a baseball player catch a fly ball according to the IP perspective?

    <p>The player formulates an estimate of various initial conditions of the ball's flight, creates an internal model, and guides motor movements to intercept the ball</p> Signup and view all the answers

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