A Computer in Your Head?

According to "A Computer in Your Head?," how do both brains and computers send information?

• through language

• through nerve cells

• through electrical signals

• through on and off switches

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Based on the information in "A Computer in Your Head?," which of the following is an example of a function that a brain can perform, but a computer cannot?

• rewire itself

• store memories

• respond to signals

• use energy to recharge

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

If a satellite is sent into space to transmit signals, what is the satellite doing?

• sorting data

• sending messages

• gathering evidence

• interpreting information

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which of the is the best synonym for monitor, based on the following sentence?

Laura logged on to the school website to monitor her son's progress in math class.

• check

• report

• change

• question

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What id the underlying message of the following excerpt from "A Computer in Your Head?"

Although computers can perform extraordinary computational feats at astounding speeds, they do not experience the emotions, dreams, and thoughts that are an essential part of what makes us human.

• It would be beneficial for humans if computers could experience things like dreams and emotions.

• While computers have many capabilities, there are some important ways in which human brains are unique.

• The speed with which computers operate is one of the reasons they have not yet developed the capacity for thought.

• Even though the human brain has some special abilities, the power of computers to solve problems is far superior to anything the brain can do.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2