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WorksheetsBiomimicry
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
What inspired the Tokyo rail system optimization experiment?
Artificial intelligence
A slime mold called Physarum polycephalum
A robot mapping program
A train simulation software
What is biomimicry?
Programming nature using AI
Using biology to solve coding errors
Mimicking natural systems to design better technologies
Turning biological organisms into machines
Which of these is NOT a behavior of slime mold?
Reinforcing food paths
Growing toward food
Solving mazes
Sending error messages to the CPU
Why is the simple sequential model considered inefficient in modern CPUs?
It’s too complicated
It wastes electricity
It executes only one instruction at a time, underusing CPU resource
It doesn’t support binary code
What is the main reason CPUs use pipelining?
To make the CPU smaller
To reduce power consumption
To execute multiple instructions at different stages simultaneously
store instructions in memory
What does branch prediction help avoid?
Slime mold errors
Slow RAM access
Power surges
Delays caused by decision-making in code
How does cache optimization help a CPU?
It avoids overheating
It predicts program output
It keeps frequently used data close for faster access
It stores backup instructions in case of failure
Which of the following best describes parallel processing?
Multiple cores running multiple tasks simultaneously
One task done in sequential stages
One core running multiple programs at once
A process that only works on GPUs
Which CPU concept is most similar to how slime mold reinforces efficient paths?
Pipelining
Branch prediction
Cache optimization
Instruction decoding
What does the "Fetch" stage in pipelining do?
It executes the instruction
It writes the result
It retrieves the instruction from memory
It decodes the instruction
What is a practical benefit of using bio-inspired algorithms in computing?
They look nice in visualizations
They can talk to animals
They replace CPUs with living organisms
They offer adaptive, decentralized solutions to complex problems
Which CPU concept is most similar to slime mold sending out arms in multiple directions?
Pipelining
Branch Prediction
Cache Optimization
Parallel Processing
