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Quiz Question 1 (1 point) What is meant by the term “discrete” when it is used i

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Question 1 (1 point)

What is meant by the term “discrete” when it is used in the context of this course, as in “discrete structures”, or “discrete mathematics”?

Question 1 options:

Private

Countable

Binary (1 or 0)

Small

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Question 2 (1 point)

Give at least two examples of why logic is relevant in Computer Science. (Pick the best 2)

Question 2 options:

Programming

Getting a good grade

Problem Solving

Writing Reports

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Question 3 (1 point)

Create a truth table to determine whether the following proposition is valid:

    (p & q) (~p v q)

Question 3 options:

   p q -p p^q -pq (p^q)(-pq)

T T F T T T

T F F F F F

F T T F T F

F F T F T F

The statement is not valid

  

   p q -p p^q -pq (p^q)(-pq)

T T F T T T

T F F F F T

F T T F T T

F F T F T T

The statement is not valid

   p q -p p^q -pq (p^q)(-pq)

T T F T T T

T F F F F T

F T T F T T

F F T F T T

The statement is valid

   p q -p p^q -pq (p^q)(-pq)

T T F T T T

T F F F F T

F T T F T T

F F F F F F

The statement is not valid

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Question 4 (1 point)

Create a truth table to determine whether the following proposition is true

(p v q) ~(~p & ~q)

Question 4 options:

  

  p q ~p ~q ~p^~q   pvq ~(~p^~q)  (pvq)~(~p^~q)


T T F F F T T T

T F F T F T T T

F T T F F T T T

F F T T T F F F

The Statement is not valid

p q ~p ~q ~p^~q   pvq ~(~p^~q)  (pvq)~(~p^~q)


T T F F F T T T

T F F T T T F T

F T T F T T F T

F F T T T F F T

The Statement is valid

  p q ~p ~q ~p^~q   pvq ~(~p^~q)  (pvq)~(~p^~q)


T T F F F T T T

T F F T F T T T

F T T F F T T T

F F T T T F F T

The Statement is not valid

   p q ~p ~q ~p^~q   pvq ~(~p^~q)  (pvq)~(~p^~q)


T T F F F T T T

T F F T F T T T

F T T F F T T T

F F T T T F F T

The Statement is valid

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Question 5 (1 point)

Create a truth table to determine whether the following two propositions are equivalent, i.e. are true under the same circumstances

    (p v q) and (~p q)

Question 5 options:

   p q ~p pvq ~pq

T T F T T

T F F T T

F T T T T

F F T F F

They are the same

  

    p q   ~p pvq ~pq

T T F T T

T F F T T

F T F T F

F F T F F

They are not the same

    p q   ~p pvq ~pq

T T F T T

T F F F T

F T T T T

F F T F F

They are not the same

    p q   ~p pvq ~pq

T T F T T

T F F F F

F T T T T

F F T F F

They are the same

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Question 6 (1 point)

Consider the following argument:

If Han obeys the rules, he keeps his credit card.

Han does not obey the rules.

Therefore, he does not keep his credit card.

Create a truth table to determine whether the argument is true or false

Question 6 options:

  Let O = Han obeys the rules

Let K = Han keeps his credit card

O K   ~O OK

T T F T

T F F F

F T T T

F F T T

The Argument is true

Let O = Han obeys the rules

Let K = Han keeps his credit card

   O K   ~O OK

T T F T

T F T F

F T F T

F F T T

The Argument is true

Let O = Han obeys the rules

Let K = Han keeps his credit card

   O K   ~O OK

T T F T

T F T F

F T F T

F F T T

The Argument is false

Let O = Han obeys the rules

Let K = Han keeps his credit card

O K   ~O OK

T T F T

T F F F

F T T T

F F T T

The Argument is false

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Question 7 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

what is the best way to render the following predicate logic statement in English?

(x)[(C(x) & S(x)) (y)[M(y) & O(x,y)]]

Question 7 options:

For all cars that shine the exists a man who owns it

For each car that shines it implies that there exists a man who owns the car.

All shiney cars own a man.

All cars that shine imply that there exists a man who owns it.

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Question 8 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

what is the best way to render the following predicate logic statement in English?

(x)[(M(x) & (y)[C(y) & O(x,y)]) P(x)]

Question 8 options:

Each man that owns a shiney car is pleased

Every man who owns a car is pleased

There exists a car that all men own and they are pleased.

For all x that are men, there exists a y that is a car and the man owns the car which implies that the man is pleased.

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Question 9 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

what is the best way to render the following predicate logic statement in English?

(x)[(C(x) & ~(y)[M(y) & O(y,x)]]

Question 9 options:

There exists a car and not exists a man and the man owns the car.

No men own cars.

Cars do not own men.

There is a car that no-one owns.

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Question 10 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

what is the best way to render the following predicate logic statement in English?

(x)[(C(x) ~(y)[M(y) & O(x,y)]]

Question 10 options:

No man owns every car.

No car owns every man

No car owns a man

There exists a man that no car owns.

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Question 11 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

translate the following English statement into predicate logic:

All men who own cars wash them

Question 11 options:

x[M(x)^y(C(y)^O(x,y)]W(x,y)

x[M(x)^y(C(y)^O(x,y)]W(y,x)

x[M(x)^x(C(x)^O(x,y)]W(x,y)

x[M(x)^y(C(y)^O(y,x)]W(y,x)

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Question 12 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

translate the following English statement into predicate logic:

If a man washes a car, the car shines and the man is pleased

Question 12 options:

x[M(x)^C(y)^W(x,y)][S(x)^P(x)]

xy[M(x)^C(y)^W(x,y)][S(y)^P(x)]

xy[M(x)^C(y)^W(x,y)][S(x)^P(y)]

[M(x)^C(y)^W(x,y)][S(y)^P(x)]

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Question 13 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

translate the following English statement into predicate logic:

Every man owns a car that shines.

Question 13 options:

x(M(x))y[(C(y)^O(x,y)^S(y)]

xy(M(x)^(C(y)^O(x,y)^S(y))

x(M(x))y[(C(y)^O(x,y)^S(y)]

xy(M(x))[(C(y)^O(x,y)^S(y)]

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Question 14 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

translate the following English statement into predicate logic:

There is a car that does not shine and there is a man who owns it and who is not pleased.

Question 14 options:

x[C(x)^~S(x)]^y[M(y)^O(y,x)^~P(y)]

[C(x)^~S(x)]^[M(y)^O(y,x)^~P(y)]

x[C(x)^~S(x)]^y[M(y)^O(y,x)^~P(y)]

x[C(x)^~S(x)]^y[M(y)^O(x,y)^~P(y)]

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Question 15 (1 point)

Using the following predicates

translate the following English statement into predicate logic:

If a man is pleased, he owns a car and washes it.

Question 15 options:

x[M(x)^P(x)]y[C(y)^O(x,y)^W(x,y)]

x[M(x)^P(x)]y[C(y)^O(x,y)^W(x,y)]

x[M(x)^P(x)]y[C(y)^O(y,x)^W(y,x)]

x[M(x)^P(x)]^y[C(y)^O(x,y)^W(x,y)]

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Explanation / Answer

1.

b. The term discrete means countable. Because other than discrete mathematics what we study is continuous functions.

2.

a) Programming. For programming logic is really important and very usefull without logic programming is not possible.

c) For problem solving logic has a main role in it

3. The answer is C. The statement is valid.

4. The answer is D. The statement is valid.

5. The answer is A. They are the same.