View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shannon used the term entropy to have what meaning in reference to a message?

2. What was John von Neumann's theory on the energy cost of information?

3. Why do scientists view quantum particles in terms of probability?

4. What can the amount of information in a message be expressed in?

5. What do early experiments show about entangled particles which are particles that are mysteriously linked to one another even over long distances?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gregory Chaitin characterize random numbers?

2. The connection of information with entropy and the physical realm was important to what physics discipline?

3. What was discovered through the study of thermodynamics about the movement of energy?

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

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

6. When was the existence of DNA discovered and by whom?

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

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

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

10. What was zoologist's Richard Dawkins' theory on DNA?

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 the evolution of the written language and its impact on knowledge sharing. What impact has the Internet had on the transference of information?

Essay Topic 3

What vision for the future did Alan Turing and Claude Shannon share? What was the purpose and functionality of Turing's "imaginary machine?"

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 684 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample