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WorksheetsChapter 1: Introduction to AI - Big Picture and Types
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which statement best defines Artificial Intelligence in this context?
Automating hardware without any software
Programming faster algorithms for databases
Creating intelligence in machines and devices
Networking computers for shared resources
Which pair correctly contrasts real intelligence and artificial intelligence?
Real is data storage; artificial is data transmission
Real in computers and robots; artificial found in nature
Real is fixed rules; artificial is spontaneous emotion
Real in humans and animals; artificial created in machines
Which is a key characteristic emphasized for AI systems?
Human-like emotions and empathy
Constant internet connectivity always
Perfect memory and zero errors
Adaptation, learning, and decision-making
Which statement about machines and AI is accurate?
Machines or robots may not necessarily use AI
All machines automatically contain AI modules
AI cannot run on non-robotic devices
Only robots can implement AI algorithms
Which idea underlies much AI research regarding human cognition?
Human thought processes can be mechanized
Human thinking is mystical and non-computable
Only language defines intelligent behavior
Emotion is required for any computation
By capability, which option correctly matches the description?
Strong AI: truly intelligent like a human
Strong AI: designed for one specific task
Weak AI: cannot act intelligently at all
Weak AI: can handle any task across domains
By scope, how do General AI and Narrow AI differ?
General runs offline; Narrow requires cloud only
General handles any task; Narrow targets one task
General is hardware only; Narrow is software only
General is biological; Narrow is mechanical only
What overarching aim is commonly cited for AI development in this chapter?
Replace all human labor entirely
Avoid any learning processes always
Achieve human-level intelligence overall
Eliminate decision-making from systems
Which view of AI focuses on replicating the human mind and draws on cognitive science and psychology?
Think Humanly approach to intelligence
Think Rationally using inference rules
Act Humanly through behavioral tests
Act Rationally using optimal actions
Which AI view emphasizes logic-based intelligence and formal rules of inference?
Think Humanly with cognition
Think Rationally with formal logic
Act Rationally with utilities
Act Humanly with imitation
What is the main goal of the Act Rationally view of AI?
Make the best decision given information
Imitate human conversational behavior
Follow symbolic inference procedures
Replicate human neural processes
The Turing Test is primarily associated with which AI perspective?
Act Humanly by imitating behavior
Think Rationally using logic
Think Humanly replicating mind
Act Rationally maximizing outcomes
In 1942, Alan Turing used the Bombe during WWII. What was its purpose?
Crack the Enigma encryption system
Pilot a driverless military vehicle
Control the first industrial robot
Simulate human conversation online
Who coined the term Artificial Intelligence in the 1950s?
Alan Turing during wartime work
John McCarthy at Dartmouth era
George Devol with Unimate
Joseph Weizenbaum with ELIZA
Which 1960s milestone introduced the first industrial robot used in factories?
WABOT-I constructed in Japan
Unimate created by George Devol
Shakey built at SRI International
ELIZA developed by Weizenbaum
What was ELIZA best known for in the 1960s?
Vacuuming autonomously at home
Defeating a chess world champion
Driving a van without a driver
Being the first chatbot program
Which organization created Shakey, the first general-purpose mobile robot?
Waseda University lab
SRI International research team
Mercedes-Benz innovation unit
IBM research division
What happened to AI research funding in the 1970s in the United States?
Shifted entirely to private labs
Complete shutdown of programs
Significant increases in budgets
Government reductions in funding
Which 1980s development involved a major automobile company and autonomy?
IBM released the ALICE chatbot system
Apple shipped a voice recognition iPhone
Amazon launched the Alexa assistant
Mercedes-Benz demonstrated a driverless van
Which 1990s event showcased machine superiority in a classic board game?
IBM DeepBlue defeated Garry Kasparov
Roomba debuted with home mapping
ALICE surpassed all prior chatbots
Watson won the game show Jeopardy!
Which 2000s milestone brought autonomous robotics into consumer homes?
Jabberwacky conversational bot in 1988
WABOT-I humanoid robot in 1970
Alexa voice assistant in 2014
Roomba autonomous vacuum in 2002
Which achievement is correctly matched with the 2010s?
IBM Watson winning Jeopardy! in 2011
GPT-3 public launch occurring in 2014
DeepBlue beating Kasparov in 2016
Roomba introduction starting in 2018
What is a core definition of AI highlighted at the end of the material?
Study of agents that perceive and act
Study of only symbolic reasoning
Study of sensors without actuators
Study of machines that perfectly think
Which statement best describes an agent function in AI?
It labels sensors and actuators
It enumerates possible environments
It stores future actions in memory
It maps percept sequences to actions
In AI terminology, what are sensors primarily used for?
Executing chosen motor actions
Planning optimal trajectories
Updating performance rewards
Perceiving the environment state
Which option lists only actuators for an automated taxi?
Steering, accelerator, brake, horn
Camera, GPS, speedometer, LiDAR
Roads, traffic, pedestrians, customers
Profit, comfort, legality, safety
A rational agent is defined as one that selects actions to
mimic human-like emotions consistently
maximize expected performance measure
minimize computation time always
search all actions exhaustively
In the PEAS framework, the letter E stands for
Evaluation of results
Efficiency of actions
Experience of the agent
Environment of the task
For the automated taxi, which item belongs under Sensors?
Cameras and LiDAR devices
Roads and pedestrian crowds
Comfort and profit goals
Accelerator and brake pedals
Which is the most appropriate performance measure set for an automated taxi?
Detailed road maps and traffic density
Camera frames and GPS coordinates
Safe, fast, legal, comfortable, profitable
Steering torque and brake pressure
Which choice best distinguishes performance measure from environment?
Outcomes desired versus external conditions
Internal memory versus executable code
Input data versus output data stream
Training set versus test set split
Which element is part of the Amazon delivery drone environment?
Airspace, buildings, birds, weather
Propellers and flight control systems
Profit and delivery correctness goals
GPS and radar sensing modules
Which option lists drone actuators only?
Profit targets, noise reduction aims
House locations, safe drop zones
Propellers, payload release, lights
GPS receiver, radar unit, altimeter
Why should a performance measure be based on desired outcomes rather than behavior description?
It reduces the need for sensors
It simplifies actuator mechanics
It guarantees deterministic plans
It evaluates what results matter
Given PEAS, which mapping places items correctly?
P: cameras and GPS; E: profit; A: brake; S: comfort
P: goals like safety; E: roads; A: steering; S: cameras
P: roads and traffic; E: legality; A: GPS; S: horn
P: actuators and sensors; E: outcomes; A: legality; S: safety
An agent choosing actions that maximize expected value rather than guaranteed value is accounting for
uncertainty in percepts and outcomes
deterministic transitions only
perfect sensing and control
limited action sets always
Which situation illustrates a rational taxi agent trade-off aligned with its performance measure?
Slowing to obey a speed limit for legality
Ignoring pedestrians to minimize travel time
Disabling sensors to save battery power
Hoarding rides to increase perception data
To design a rational agent using PEAS, which sequence is correct?
Define actuators, performance, sensors, environment
Choose environment, sensors, performance, actuators
Select sensors, actuators, performance, environment
Specify performance, environment, actuators, sensors
Which statement best describes the mathematical goal in rational agent design?
List sensors without specifying actions
Simulate emotions to mimic human behavior
Construct agent function maximizing expected performance
Define utility without optimization details
What is the practical goal when building a rational agent?
Prove completeness of all search procedures
Implement an agent program on actual architecture
Deploy sensors without performance measures
Train a model on infinite data sets
Which list correctly groups AI as a broad concept?
Artificial Intelligence, Database Tuning, BIOS Setup
Sensor Fusion, Control Theory, Robotics Kinematics
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI
Binary Arithmetic, Circuit Design, Compiler Theory
Which term best matches: an entity that perceives its environment and acts upon it?
Logical reasoning
Rationality
Intelligence
Agent
Which option captures the idea of rationality in AI?
Following fixed rules regardless of outcomes
Maximizing expected performance given evidence
Always matching human judgments and emotions
Enumerating all possible actions exhaustively
Logical reasoning in AI most directly involves what capability?
Collecting large datasets continuously
Sensing with cameras and microphones only
Randomly exploring actions without goals
Deriving conclusions from formal representations
Barcode scanners should typically be classified as which of the following?
AI systems using adaptive policies
Non-digital systems without computation
AI systems with learning from feedback
Non-AI systems performing fixed mapping
Voice-activated menus are best identified as which kind of system?
Optical sensing device for bar patterns
Static database lookup without parsing
Purely mechanical telephony switchboard
AI system with speech recognition capability
Which example most clearly represents AI among the listed tools?
MS Word spell check using language models
Barcode laser reading fixed character sets
Analog thermometer measuring temperature
Static spreadsheet with manual formulas
Which item is most plausibly an AI-driven system on modern networks?
Manual IP address allocation by admins
Physical cabling for fiber connections
Copper wire attenuation calculations
Internet routing algorithms optimizing paths
For the task 'Playing soccer', which PEAS element is correctly paired with Performance measure?
Battery health and motor torque levels
Goals scored, wins, fouls minimized
Set of dribble, pass, shoot actions
Ball detection with vision sensors
In PEAS for 'Shopping for used AI books online', which is an appropriate Environment component?
User satisfaction and conversion rate
Websites, sellers, prices, inventory
Click, add-to-cart, purchase actions
Recommender and search algorithms
When arguing whether AI is science, engineering, or both, which reasoning is strongest?
Both, because it builds artifacts and studies intelligence
Only science, because it never builds systems
Only engineering, because it avoids hypotheses
Neither, because it is just data storage
