Final Exam

1. 1.       A friend of yours has an idea to develop a webpage that will allow parents to learn more about private schools in Buenos Aires in order to be able to choose the best school for their children. He hires you to optimize this webpage so that when people are trying to search for information on private schools in Buenos Aires the webpage appears high in Google search results. Explain in detail how you would work with his page to achieve this. Give specific information on what strategies you would implement for the page to rank higher and why.
2. 2.       Imagine that in the future you take a photograph with your smart phone and upload it into a search engine. Suppose that in your photograph there are both people and objects and buildings, such as cars, apartment buildings, tourist landmarks, etc. What will the search engine be able to do for you? What privacy concerns are there related to the evolution of search engines in the future?
3. 3.       What types of jobs can be threatened by the massive development of intelligent robots? Give two examples of applications where robots can surpass humans, explain clearly both why this is so as well as the inner workings and processing by the robot that makes it more adept than humans at the task.
4. 4.       A car dealership has two locations, the dealership where it actually sells the new cars and a headquarters office located at a large warehouse where all the cars are stored before they go to the dealership. At the dealership itself, four salesmen have their own computer each, where they prepare detailed quotes of the price of the cars for customers and they should also be able to print out color brochures upon request. At that same dealership there is a small administrative office with two computers where employees help the salesmen when a transaction is made. The headquarters office comprises five computers and the whole administrative operation of the dealership takes place there. At the same headquarters, there is an automated system where sensors are placed underneath each of the cars that are stored in the warehouse and can read a QR code that uniquely identifies each of the cars in stock. Design and draw the network solution for this company and explain clearly the rationale for the design, as well as any decisions you make regarding the Internet connection, hardware, etc.
5. 5.       How does the operating system of a nuclear reactor control system differ from that of an ordinary PC?
6. 6.       Take the optional topic of your choice and explain how technology can change that particular area in the future.
7. 7.       How would you evaluate whether a simulation is realistic or not? Can a simulation become an expert system?
8. 8.       The neighborhood greengrocer is thinking of setting up an e-business. What advice would you give him?

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AI and Robotics Test

1. What defines an expert system? Give examples of expert systems and explain how they differ from other AI software.
2. Explain in detail why there are concerns, given the evolution of AI, about how robots and humans will relate.
3. How does a self driving car work? Give detailed information regarding technical elements.
4. How is a conversational chatbot built? When would a chatbot pass the Turing test?
5. Discuss the following, giving detailed technical information in each case:
1. Robots can eventually turn against humans and destroy the world.
2. Robots that simulate feelings should be banned.
6. Give 3 examples of situations where robots would be preferable to humans explaining clearly why.

Networking Test

1- A company that delivers multimedia courses has two sites. The main site contains a classroom and the central office. The classroom contains 5 computers where students take the multimedia courses. Each student will select from a menu of courses, log in and take the course. At the end of each course, each student will receive a colour printed certificate of completion. The office at this location has 3 computers where the course authors design the courses and keep administration of them, also printing brochures and marketing materials.

The other site has two classrooms with 5 computers each, with the same functions as in the other site. There is one administrative computer at the reception, where a person greets the incoming students and will print promotional materials and brochures as needed.

Using the Network Design Simulator, draw the network and explain clearly why you chose the hardware elements that you included.

2- For each of these cases, identify which type of operating system is used and why:

    a-          Computerized control of a missile.

    b-          A windows-based PC.

    c-          A microwave oven.

3- Explain in detail what happens with a computer from the moment it is powered up until it is ready to run a program.

4- Giving examples, explain the difference between analog and digital data. How can a computer process analog data?

5- A person who currently works in building design at an office with other architects is evaluating whether to work from home using his home computer. Outline advantages and disadvantages of making such a decision.

6- Explain how the widespread use of biometric systems could be an invasion to privacy and generate concern in individuals about being monitored by the government.

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Search Engines Test

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In all cases, include technical terms and explanations based on what you have learned.

1- Explain the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet.

2- Discuss the future of search engines. What technological improvements are necessary for search engines to provide real time pattern recognition?

3- Discuss the following statements,  providing in each case appropriate explanations:

• The owner of a web site can refuse to appear on Google.
• IPs will need to be expanded to accommodate more computers connected to the internet.
• Hackers try all the time to find loopholes in browsers to infiltrate viruses in users' computers.

4- Discuss issues related to users' privacy and the personalization of search engine results. Use examples.

5- Explain technically how a search engine obtains results and returns them to the browser.