Though there is some evidence in the historical record of an earlier “intelligent machine,” ____ is generally considered the first successful demonstration of some human-like mental processes in a machine.

a. Galileo's telescope
b. Babbage's calculating machine
c. La Mettrie's self-winding watch
d. Descartes's automata
e. Newton's clocks


 Ans: b. Babbage's calculating machine

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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