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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. In what manner was "A Table Alphabeticall" arranged?
2. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?
3. What were the two essential elements of Shannon's simple communication model?
4. in what year did John Carrington, an English missionary, publish "The Talking Drums of Africa"?
5. The early telegraph had trouble functioning under what conditions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the two stages of a "bit" as conceived by Claude Shannon?
2. By the 1930s the telephone had replace the telegraph as the most advanced means of communication. What advantages did the telephone have over the telegraph?
3. In modern times, what innovation has had the most impact on language?
4. After the use of pictures, what were the next two stages of language development?
5. What were examples of the use of mathematics in the Babylonian culture?
6. Why did Ada Lovelace publish her mathematical arguments anonymously?
7. While working on plans for this "analytical engine," Babbage struck an acquaintance with what young woman?
8. What was the purpose of Cawdrey's wordbook, "A Table Alphabeticall?"
9. What technological breakthrough resulted from Claude Shannon's theories and work?
10. How did the development of the written language assist Greek philosophers in advancing mankind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a random number? What makes a number computable? What were Gregory Chaitin's conclusions about the complexity of numbers?
Essay Topic 2
Why is the year 1948 considered a huge turning point in information theory and technology? What advances were made by researchers at Bell Laboratories during this time frame?
Essay Topic 3
What were the views of Rolf Landauer and John von Neumann on the energy cost of information processing? How was von Neuman's theory disproved and by whom?
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