Crash Course Computer Science Finale Quiz

What is the vision of the field that involves computing being embedded in every object imaginable?

• Artificial Intelligence

• Ubiquitous Computing

• Virtual Reality

• Quantum Computing

What term did John von Neumann use to describe the runaway technological growth?

• Technological Unemployment

• Artificial Superintelligence

• The Singularity

• The Complexity Brake

Which of the following is NOT a potential job sector to be affected by technological unemployment?

• Telephone Switchboard Operators

• Artists

• Farmers

• Textile Workers

What does transhumanists believe in?

• The Singularity

• Humans and technology merge

• AI as a caretaker for humanity

• Digital Ascension

Who articulated the idea of computers becoming so embedded in our lives that we use them without thinking?

• Ray Kurzweil

• Mark Weiser

• Paul Allen

• John von Neumann

What is the ultimate goal of Ubiquitous Computing according to the text?

• To enhance computer monitors

• To make computers exciting

• To make computers invisible

• To increase social media notifications

What is a major concern with Artificial Intelligence surpassing human intelligence?

• Computers failing at basic tasks

• The definition of intelligence

• Technological unemployment

• The complexity brake

What might be a safe job sector from automation according to the text?

• Non-routine manual jobs

• Non-routine cognitive work

• Routine cognitive work

• Routine-manual jobs

What does this video say about the future of humanity and technology? What are some possible benefits of the advancement of technology? What are some possible downsides?