250+ TOP MCQs on LISP Programming – 1 and Answers

Artificial Intelligence Multiple Choice Questions on “LISP Programming – 1”.

1. DEC advertises that it helped to create “the world’s first expert system routinely used in an industrial environment,” called XCON or __________
a) PDP-11
b) Rl
c) VAX
d) MAGNOM
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

2. Prior to the invention of time-sharing, the prevalent method of computer access was ____________
a) batch processing
b) telecommunication
c) remote access
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: None.

3. Seymour Papert of the MIT AI lab created a programming environment for children called ___________
a) BASIC
b) LOGO
c) MYCIN
d) FORTRAN
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

4. Which of the following is a project of the Strategic Computing Program?
a) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
b) National Science Foundation
c) Jet Propulsion Laboratory
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: None.

5. The original LISP machines produced by both LMI and Symbolics were based on research performed at?
a) CMU
b) MIT
c) Stanford University
d) RAMD
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

6. In LISP, the addition 3 + 2 is entered as _______________
a) 3 + 2
b) 3 add 2
c) 3 + 2 =
d) (+ 3 2)
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

7. What is Weak AI?
a) the embodiment of human intellectual capabilities within a computer
b) a set of computer programs that produce output that would be considered to reflect intelligence if it were generated by humans
c) the study of mental faculties using mental models implemented on a computer
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: None.

8. In LISP, the function returns t if is a CONS cell and nil otherwise ________
a) (cons )
b) (consp )
c) (eq )
d) (cous =)
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

9. In a rule-based system, what is the form of procedural domain knowledge?
a) production rules
b) rule interpreters
c) meta-rules
d) control rules
Answer: a
Clarification: None.

10. If a robot can alter its own trajectory in response to external conditions, it is considered to be ____________
a) intelligent
b) mobile
c) open loop
d) non-servo
Answer: a
Clarification: None.

11. In LISP, what is the function assigns the symbol x to y?
a) (setq y x)
b) (set y = ‘x’)
c) (setq y = ‘x’)
d) (setq y ‘x’)
Answer: d
Clarification: None.

12. One of the leading American robotics centers is the Robotics Institute located at?
a) CMU
b) MIT
c) RAND
d) SRI
Answer: a
Clarification: None.

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