Cognitive Science

Test 1 / 2006

Modified: 2006-02-03

Instructions: Due before 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 14

Submit your answers as hard copy. Be sure your answers are complete.

Answers should be legible (i.e., not hand written), complete, thoughtful, and articulate. You may consult with me via e-mail as you develop your answers (probably a good strategy). Shoot for at least one page per question and do not simply copy and paste answers. Use quotes to indicate sources you found elsewhere and provide URLs or references where appropriate. Failure to properly cite sources may lead to a grade of zero for that item!

1. Define algorithm and heuristic. Give a detailed example of each.

2. Why is the cell phone an interface? Describe as many ways as you can how the cell phone functions as an interface.

3. Represent yourself in as many ways as possible. For each representation tell the medium and code you used.

4. Using Kardas & Milford's Chapter 2, pick ONE of the following terms and then explain it and why it is important to cognitive science: analog vs. digital, bandwidth, client-server, or packet switching

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