Technology & Computing

Question 1

The Smallest Unit of a Blockchain

Answer 1

It is called a “Block,” which is a record containing a batch of valid transactions.

Question 2

Purpose of the Turing Test

Answer 2

A test to determine if a machine can exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.

Question 3

When AI was Founded

Answer 3

The term “Artificial Intelligence” was officially coined in 1956 at a summer research workshop at Dartmouth College.

Question 4

Wi-Fi’s Full Name

Answer 4

It stands for Wireless Fidelity, though it is officially a brand name and does not technically stand for anything.

Question 5

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

Answer 5

It is the electronic circuitry within a computer that executes instructions and is often called the computer’s “brain.”