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              Factopedia                           1.   Which technology  focuses  on creating  machines  or systems



                                                      that can perform tasks without direct human intervention?
                                                      a.  Artificial Intelligence       b.  Data Science

                                                   2.   Which  field  of study  is  primarily  concerned  with  extracting
                                                      knowledge and insights from large datasets?
                                                      a.  Machine Learning             b.  Edge Computing

                      Google made an               3.   Which  technology  aims  to  connect  everyday  objects  to  the
                      AI based ‘Emoji                 internet, enabling them to collect and exchange data?
                      Scavenger Hunt’                 a.  Robotics                     b.  Internet of Things (IoT)
                    game for your phone
                    in which it asks you
                    to locate an object in
                     your surroundings.                     Let’s BaCk-uP

                                                        Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science
                                                      that aims to create computers and machines which are as
                                                      intelligent as human beings.
                                                        Robotics is a branch of engineering that deals with the
                                                      design, construction, operation and application of robots.

                                                        Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a software robot
                   The term                           running on physical or virtual machine that mimics human
                   Augmented                          actions.
                   reality was                          Machine Learning (ML) is a technology that allows computer

                   first time used                    systems to learn patterns based on the data and make
                   at Boeing in 1990                  predictions or give decisions based on that learned pattern.

                   by researcher Tom                    Data Science is a field of study that combines domain
                   Caudell.                           expertise, programming skills and
                                                      knowledge of mathematics and statistics to extract
                                                      meaningful insights from data.

                                                        Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical
                                                      devices that have unique identifiers (UIDs) and can
                   Google                             communicate with other devices over the network.
                   introduced a                         Edge computing is a complimentary approach to cloud

                   new ‘3D                            computing. It keeps computer data close to the user.

                   Animals’ feature                     Augmented Reality is a technology that superimposes
                   in Google search                   sounds, images and text on the real world that we can see.
                   which allows you to                  Virtual Reality is a technology that creates a complete virtual
                   watch animals in                   world that users can interact with.
                   Augmented Reality                    3D Printing or 3-Dimensional Printing is a process of making
                   right inside your                  a physical object from a digital three-dimensional model.
                   home.                                Blockchain is a decentralised system of recording
                                                      information that makes it nearly impossible to alter, hack, or
                                                      cheat the system.

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