Unit 2 DUA Review

Which claim in the passage is supported with examples?

• If you are cowed by the idea, you are not alone.

• A computer that took in so much data would run out of memory.

• Humans are also much better than computers at recognizing patterns.

• But you can adapt and explore new possibilities.

Part A: Which claim is most important to the author’s argument?

• Computers can calculate much faster than the human brain.

• Computers are even more powerful year after year.

• People are eager to accept the challenge of pitting their brains against computers.

• The human brain is much more complex and has a wider range of capabilities than a computer.

Part B: Which sentence from the text supports your answer in Part A?

• If you are cowed by the idea, you are not alone.

• In the 1980s, even the biggest computers in the world could not play expert chess or win at high-level quiz games.

• They can work through millions of calculations in a second.

• By one estimate, the brain can process about 100 million instructions per second (MIPS).

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A central idea of the text is that people are smarter than computers because people

• possess a larger capacity for memory.

• can follow instructions more quickly.

• pay closer attention to what they do.

• have different kinds of mental abilities.

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Which sentence from the text best supports the idea that people are more creative than computers?

• A computer, on the other hand, cannot solve a new problem unless a programmer has already told it how to go about solving it.

• Chess allows only a limited number of moves, although they can be put together in countless ways

• By one estimate, the brain can process about 100 million instructions per second (MIPS).

• They ask you to type the series correctly to prove that you are a real person and not a machine.

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Which sentence from the text best expresses the author’s view of the human brain?

• Surely the evidence points to the superior brainpower of the machines.

• There is no question that computers can calculate much faster than humans.

• Now consider the marvel of the human brain.

• Although Kasparov was surely paying close attention to the chess game, only a fraction of his brain’s processing power was available for it.

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What is the author’s most likely purpose in writing this article?

• to analyze the differences between human brains and computers

• to describe the benefits of competing against computers

• to build a case for the elimination of computers

• to encourage young people to study computer programming

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Based on the text, what is the main reason that a computer can beat a human at chess?

• A computer can adjust quickly to an unfamiliar situation.

• A computer focuses on only one task at a time.

• A computer is programmed by an expert.

• A computer has a greater processing power than a human brain.

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Which is the central idea of the text?

• Computers cannot take in as much data as human brains can.

• People can recognize patterns, while computers generally cannot.

• Computers have developed to the point where they can win chess games against humans.

• Computers can do amazing things, but the human brain remains superior to them.

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There is no question that computers can calculate much faster than

humans. They can work through millions of calculations in a second.

They can store, retrieve, and process vast amounts of information. They

are focused and accurate. Watson won at Jeopardy! by mining a

database of more than 200 million pages in less than three seconds.

Deep Blue was able to analyze billions of possible chess moves during

a single three-minute turn.

The phrase work through means the same as

• complete.

• study.

• correct.

• share.

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