COSC 1P50- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 16 pages long!)

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50 multiple choice questions (50 marks), 3 short answers (point form, 30 marks), 1. Long answer (point form, 20 marks): pencil recommended for the multiple-choice answers on the provided mc answer. Please ensure that your name and student number are legible and correct: short answers are to be written in point form on the examination script. Don"t use pencil for these three answers: longer answer is to be written in point form in the answer book provided. Artificial intelligence: a branch of computer science that makes computers perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. Turing test: if the computer convinces the human subject that the computer is human, the computer is said to pass . Robots: mechanical devices that perform physical tasks traditionally done by humans. Ethics: the study of what it means to do the right thing . Negative rights (liberties): the right to act without interference.