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Philosophy of Informatics | Set 1

1. Informatics is the applied form of:

Correct : D. information

2. Informatics includes disciplines of Computer science, Information systems, Information technology and ---------------- .

Correct : B. statistics

3. The word Informatics is coined by :

Correct : A. walter f. banner

4. The word Informatics is coined from two terms; Information and -------------- .

Correct : B. automatic

5. PI means:

Correct : D. philosophy of information

6. Who coined the term Philosophy of Information?

Correct : B. luciano floridi

7. Philosophy of Information is a branch of:

Correct : A. philosophy

8. ICS means:

Correct : C. information and computational science

9. ICT means:

Correct : D. digital information and communication

10. ------------ and ----------------- played major role in establishing PI as a mature area of philosophical investigation.

Correct : C. bynum and moor

11. Philosophy of Information treated ---------------------- as only one of the process of in which information can be involved.

Correct : B. computation

12. -------------- is a representation of a fact or idea.

Correct : A. data

13. Data is a representation of:

Correct : C. fact

14. Organized data is called:

Correct : B. information

15. ----------------- is the data processing language.

Correct : A. binary language

16. In order to process data into information computer has particular language which is called:

Correct : C. binary language

17. Binary language consists of just two digits:

Correct : B. 1 and 0

18. ------------- is the short for binary digit.

Correct : D. bit

19. One byte is combined by:

Correct : B. eight bits

20. One Megabyte is combined by:

Correct : A. 1048576 bytes

21. The ------------- is the means to we use to access information over the internet.

Correct : B. web

22. The unique identification number of a computer is called:

Correct : B. internet protocol address

23. IP address means:

Correct : B. internet protocol address

24. ------------- is the largest computer network in the world.

Correct : B. internet

25. The concept of ‘Fair use’ is related to:

Correct : B. intellectual property right

26. WBT means:

Correct : D. web- based training

27. Which among the following is the academic service for libraries?

Correct : C. inflibnet

28. BRNET is basically meant to bring together --------------- information resources scattered over different networks.

Correct : A. biological

29. ----------------- are beneficial to students , who are unable to attend the centralized classroom.

Correct : B. virtual classrooms

30. The discrepancy between the “haves” and “have-nots” with regard computer technology is commonly referred to as the:

Correct : A. digital divide

31. Which among the following is a free software?

Correct : D. linux

32. Free software is also known as:

Correct : B. open-source software

33. ------------------ is an example for open source software.

Correct : C. linux operating system

34. Open source soft wares are distributed under:

Correct : A. general public license

35. --------------------- is an open source license.

Correct : C. general public license

36. GPL means:

Correct : B. general public license

37. Linux began in:

Correct : D. 1991

38. GNU is related to:

Correct : A. linux

39. Who created Linux operating system?

Correct : C. linus torvalds

40. MySQL is a/ an

Correct : A. open source software

41. What is Linux?

Correct : D. open source operating system

42. Instead of low income --------------- can be a factor for digital divide.

Correct : C. terrain

43. Microsoft is an example for:

Correct : D. proprietary software

44. An attempt which helps to overcome the digital divide is called:

Correct : A. free software movement

45. --------------- bringing a macroscopic change both in science and in philosophy.

Correct : C. ict

46. Philosophy of Informatics is a ---------------- subject.

Correct : B. trans disciplinary

47. Development and use of ICS and ICT is called as:

Correct : D. information turn

48. A macroscopic change which was bring by ICs and ICT is called:

Correct : A. computer revolution

49. ------------- is the most puzzling and most characteristic feature of the mind.

Correct : C. consciousness

50. --------------- is the awareness of yourself and your sensing and thinking when you are awake.

Correct : C. consciousness

51. Consciousness is:

Correct : A. subjective

52. “Human beings are immaterial minds within material bodies”. This vies is called:

Correct : B. dualism

53. Who is the first philosophical figure of Modern European philosophy advocated Mind-body Dualism?

Correct : A. rene descartes

54. A cording to Descartes ---------------- is the basic feature of mind.

Correct : D. thought

55. According to Descartes -------------------- makes mind very different from body.

Correct : C. ability to think

56. Descartes argues -------------------- is necessary for self.

Correct : A. thinking

57. According to Descartes thinking is the ------------ of self.

Correct : B. essence

58. Descartes theory of mind body relation is known as:

Correct : C. interactionism

59. -------------- considered as the one of the pioneers of the view that only material body exists.

Correct : A. hobbes

60. “We should able to explain the operations of mind in terms of the working of the body”. Who among the following proposed this view?

Correct : C. hobbes

61. “We should able to explain the operations of mind in terms of the working of the body”. This position is called:

Correct : B. materialism

62. “The process such as thought and life really nothing more than physical and chemical process”. This position is called:

Correct : A. reductionism

63. ‘States of consciousness are identical with the states of brain’. This theory is called:

Correct : D. identity

64. Who is the prime proponent of Identity theory?

Correct : B. j. j. c. smart

65. ‘There are no nonphysical entities and nonphysical laws’. Who said this?

Correct : B. j. j. c. smart

66. ‘Experience is a brain process’. This view is related to:

Correct : D. identity

67. Which among the following is an AI language?

Correct : B. lisp

68. ‘Mental phenomena like thought cannot be identical with brain phenomena’. Who asserted this view?

Correct : C. norman malcolm

69. Who among the following is treated as the strong opponent of Identical theory?

Correct : B. norman malcolm

70. According to J.J. C. Smart the identity between brain state and mental state is:

Correct : C. contingent

71. ----------- began as school of psychology.

Correct : B. behaviorism

72. School of psychology that restricted the study of humans what can be observed is called:

Correct : D. behaviorism

73. ‘’We can explain mental activities in terms of people’s behaviours’. This position is called:

Correct : B. behaviorism

74. Who among the following is a behaviorist philosopher?

Correct : A. gilbert ryle

75. For the behaviorists the mind is nothing more than:

Correct : B. bodily behavior

76. Who among the following is considered as a strong critic of Behaviorism?

Correct : D. hilary putnam

77. Behaviorism says that all feelings are external behavior that others can:

Correct : B. observe

78. -------------- reduces mind to behavior.

Correct : A. behaviorism

79. Who among the following is the proponent of Functionalism?

Correct : A. d. m. armstrong

80. ‘We should explain mental activities and mental states in terms of perpetual inputs and behavioral outputs’. This view is called:

Correct : D. functionalism

81. --------------------- claims that all conscious mental states has the connections between sense inputs and behavior outputs.

Correct : D. functionalism

82. ----------------- agree that a person’s intention can be explained in terms of the person’s desires and beliefs.

Correct : C. functionalists

83. According to functionalists all mental states ultimately are to be explained in terms of the role play linking our ----------------- to our external behavior.

Correct : B. sensory stimulation

84. Functionalism says that if two people have exactly the same inputs and give exactly the same outputs, those two people have ------------------------------- .

Correct : A. exactly same inner mental state

85. Critics argues that Functionalism leaves out the -------------------------.

Correct : C. inner conscious state

86. ‘The human brain is a kind of computer that process inputs and generate outputs’. This view is related to:

Correct : D. functionalism

87. “Humans are sophisticated computers”. This notion is proposed by

Correct : B. functionalism

88. ‘The computer is the equivalent of the human mind’. Who proposed this view?

Correct : C. alan turing

89. Turing test is related to:

Correct : B. functionalism

90. Who said that computer has a mind?

Correct : C. alan turing

91. Computer theory of human nature is popularly known as:

Correct : B. functionalism

92. --------------- is a one of the most opponent of functionalism.

Correct : D. john searle

93. ‘Computer is nothing more than a machine that follows the instructions in its program’. Who asserted this?

Correct : D. john searle

94. ‘The Myth of the Computer is written by:

Correct : A. john searle

95. Who advocated Chinese Room Argument?

Correct : A. john searle

96. Chinese Room Argument is form of criticism against:

Correct : B. functionalism

97. ‘There is something that human minds have that a computer following a program does not have’. Who said this?

Correct : C. john searle

98. According to John Searle computer lacks something which is the essential to the human mind, what is that?

Correct : D. consciousness

99. -------------------- is essentials to human mind according to Searle.

Correct : D. consciousness

100. Searle argues that mental states or activities are not reducible to:

Correct : B. physical things