Comprehension
It is undeniable that some very useful analogies can be drawn between the relational systems of computer
mechanism and the relational systems of brain mechanism. The comparison does not depend upon any close
resemblance between the actual mechanical links which occur in brains and computers; it depends on what the
machines do. Further more, brains and computers can both be organized so as to solve problems. The mode of
communication is very similar in both the cases, so much so that computers can now be designed to generate
artificial human speech and even, by accident, to produce sequences of words which human beings recognize
as poetry. The implication is not that machines are gradually assuming human forms, but that there is no sharp
break of continuity between what is human, what is mechanical.
Question: 1
From the passage, it is evident that the author thinks
From the passage, it is evident that the author thinks
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Look at the sentence about computers and poetry: how does the passage say the poetry is produced?
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- computers are now naturally programmed to produce poetry.
- computers are likely to usurp the place of intellectual superiority accorded to the human brain.
- the resemblance that the computer bears to the human brain is purely mechanical.
- the unintentional mixing up of word sequences in the computer can result in poetry.
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Find the relevant sentence:
The passage says computers can be designed "to produce, by accident, sequences of words which human beings recognize as poetry".
Step 2: Interpret:
So poetry can come out of computers by accident, i.e. an unintentional mixing of word sequences, which is option (D).
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) The poetry is accidental, not a natural programmed function. (B) The passage never says computers will usurp the brain; it says there is no sharp break of continuity between human and mechanical. (C) The passage says the comparison does not depend on close resemblance between the mechanical links, but on what the machines do.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (D): the unintentional mixing up of word sequences in the computer can result in poetry.
The passage says computers can be designed "to produce, by accident, sequences of words which human beings recognize as poetry".
Step 2: Interpret:
So poetry can come out of computers by accident, i.e. an unintentional mixing of word sequences, which is option (D).
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) The poetry is accidental, not a natural programmed function. (B) The passage never says computers will usurp the brain; it says there is no sharp break of continuity between human and mechanical. (C) The passage says the comparison does not depend on close resemblance between the mechanical links, but on what the machines do.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (D): the unintentional mixing up of word sequences in the computer can result in poetry.
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Question: 2
Computers have acquired a proven ability of performing many of the functions of the human brain because
Computers have acquired a proven ability of performing many of the functions of the human brain because
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The passage names two respects in which brains and computers are alike: how they are organised and how they communicate.
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- the brain of modern man is unable to discharge its functions properly on account of over-reliance on machines.
- the sophisticated computer mechanism is on the verge of outstripping human mental faculties.
- the process of organizing and communicating are similar in both cases.
- the mechanics of the human brain have been introduced in the computer.
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Find the reason given:
The passage says that "brains and computers can both be organized so as to solve problems. The mode of communication is very similar in both the cases", so computers can generate artificial speech and even accidental poetry.
Step 2: Match with the options:
Organising (to solve problems) and communicating being similar in both cases is option (C).
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) and (B) are not stated anywhere. (D) is contradicted: the comparison does not depend on any resemblance of the actual mechanical links, so the brain's mechanics were not introduced into the computer.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (C): the process of organizing and communicating are similar in both cases.
The passage says that "brains and computers can both be organized so as to solve problems. The mode of communication is very similar in both the cases", so computers can generate artificial speech and even accidental poetry.
Step 2: Match with the options:
Organising (to solve problems) and communicating being similar in both cases is option (C).
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) and (B) are not stated anywhere. (D) is contradicted: the comparison does not depend on any resemblance of the actual mechanical links, so the brain's mechanics were not introduced into the computer.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (C): the process of organizing and communicating are similar in both cases.
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Question: 3
The resemblance between the human brain and the computer is
The resemblance between the human brain and the computer is
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The passage says the comparison depends not on the mechanical links but on what the machines do.
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- imaginary.
- intellectual.
- mechanical.
- functional.
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Find the relevant sentence:
"The comparison does not depend upon any close resemblance between the actual mechanical links which occur in brains and computers; it depends on what the machines do."
Step 2: Interpret:
A resemblance based on what the machines do (their working) is a resemblance of function.
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) The analogies are called "very useful", not imaginary. (B) Nothing says the resemblance is intellectual. (C) is directly denied by the passage.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (D): functional.
"The comparison does not depend upon any close resemblance between the actual mechanical links which occur in brains and computers; it depends on what the machines do."
Step 2: Interpret:
A resemblance based on what the machines do (their working) is a resemblance of function.
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) The analogies are called "very useful", not imaginary. (B) Nothing says the resemblance is intellectual. (C) is directly denied by the passage.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (D): functional.
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Question: 4
The passage implies that
The passage implies that
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Check the last sentence of the passage, which states what the implication is and what it is not.
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- computers are assuming human forms.
- human are assuming mechanical forms.
- computers and humans are substitutable.
- there is continuity between what is human and what is mechanical.
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Find the sentence:
"The implication is not that machines are gradually assuming human forms, but that there is no sharp break of continuity between what is human, what is mechanical."
Step 2: Interpret:
So the passage implies continuity between the human and the mechanical, option (D). It explicitly rejects (A).
Step 3: Check the others:
(B) is the reverse of (A) and is not stated. (C) Substitutability is not claimed; the author speaks only of analogies and continuity.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (D): there is continuity between what is human and what is mechanical.
"The implication is not that machines are gradually assuming human forms, but that there is no sharp break of continuity between what is human, what is mechanical."
Step 2: Interpret:
So the passage implies continuity between the human and the mechanical, option (D). It explicitly rejects (A).
Step 3: Check the others:
(B) is the reverse of (A) and is not stated. (C) Substitutability is not claimed; the author speaks only of analogies and continuity.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (D): there is continuity between what is human and what is mechanical.
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Question: 5
The author uses the word ‘recognize’ in relation to computer poetry to convey a
The author uses the word ‘recognize’ in relation to computer poetry to convey a
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Notice who 'recognizes' the word sequences as poetry, and that they were produced by accident.
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- sense of sorrow at the reluctant admission of the superiority of machines by mankind.
- feeling that computers have yet to conquer the emotional heights that man is capable of attaining.
- feeling of derision for the popular faith in the omnipotence of the computer.
- feeling of a fatalistic acceptance of the computer’s encroachment upon human bastions.
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Read the context:
The computer produces, "by accident", sequences of words "which human beings recognize as poetry". The poetry exists as poetry only because human beings recognise it; the machine does not intend it.
Step 2: Interpret:
The word suggests that the machine has not truly written poetry with feeling; the human reader supplies the recognition. Computers have therefore not yet reached the emotional heights of human creativity, which is option (B).
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) and (D) imply the author laments or fatalistically accepts the machines' superiority or encroachment, but the passage is neutral and speaks of continuity, not superiority. (C) The author calls the analogies "very useful"; there is no derision.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (B): feeling that computers have yet to conquer the emotional heights that man is capable of attaining.
The computer produces, "by accident", sequences of words "which human beings recognize as poetry". The poetry exists as poetry only because human beings recognise it; the machine does not intend it.
Step 2: Interpret:
The word suggests that the machine has not truly written poetry with feeling; the human reader supplies the recognition. Computers have therefore not yet reached the emotional heights of human creativity, which is option (B).
Step 3: Check the others:
(A) and (D) imply the author laments or fatalistically accepts the machines' superiority or encroachment, but the passage is neutral and speaks of continuity, not superiority. (C) The author calls the analogies "very useful"; there is no derision.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (B): feeling that computers have yet to conquer the emotional heights that man is capable of attaining.
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Question: 6
Points of dissimilarity between the human brain and the computer don’t extend to
Points of dissimilarity between the human brain and the computer don’t extend to
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Find the respect in which the passage says the two are 'very similar'.
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- the faculty of composing poetry.
- methods of communication.
- the faculty of problem solving.
- the faculty of speaking naturally
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Find the relevant statements:
The passage says: "brains and computers can both be organized so as to solve problems. The mode of communication is very similar in both the cases, so much so that computers can now be designed to generate artificial human speech and even, by accident, to produce sequences of words which human beings recognize as poetry."
Step 2: Test the options:
(A) Computers produce poetry only by accident, so a dissimilarity remains. (D) The computer generates artificial speech, not natural speaking. (C) Both can be organised to solve problems, but this is only a conditional statement, with no claim that the faculty itself is the same. (B) The mode of communication is stated outright to be very similar in both.
Step 3: Conclude:
The statement that most directly says the two are not dissimilar is the one about the mode of communication.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (B): methods of communication.
The passage says: "brains and computers can both be organized so as to solve problems. The mode of communication is very similar in both the cases, so much so that computers can now be designed to generate artificial human speech and even, by accident, to produce sequences of words which human beings recognize as poetry."
Step 2: Test the options:
(A) Computers produce poetry only by accident, so a dissimilarity remains. (D) The computer generates artificial speech, not natural speaking. (C) Both can be organised to solve problems, but this is only a conditional statement, with no claim that the faculty itself is the same. (B) The mode of communication is stated outright to be very similar in both.
Step 3: Conclude:
The statement that most directly says the two are not dissimilar is the one about the mode of communication.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (B): methods of communication.
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