What Is an Optimizing System That Can Find and Evaluate

question 317

Multiple Choice

What is an optimizing system that can find and evaluate solutions with many more possibilities, faster and more thoroughly than a human?

• A)genetic algorithm
• B)expert system
• C)intelligent agent
• D)virtual reality

Distinguish between political revolutions and social movements.

Understand the basic elements that influence market economics including demand and supply.

Recognize division of labor and how specialization impacts economic organization and social structures.

Identify the key sectors of the economy and the types of activities associated with each.

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Definitions:

Camus

A French philosopher, author, and journalist known for his existential works and his concept of the absurd.

Reason

The ability to think abstractly, form arguments, and make inferences. Sometimes referred to as a “faculty” of the human mind (a leftover from eighteenth-century psychology). In metaphysics, however, it often has a more controversial meaning— namely, that human ability to go beyond experience to determine, through thought alone, what reality is really like.

Sisyphus

A figure in Greek mythology condemned to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, symbolizing futile effort or eternal struggle.

Suffering

The experience of pain, distress, or hardship, which can be physical, emotional, or mental in nature.