While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
● The A.M. Turing Award is a prestigious award given for “major contributions of lasting importance to computing.”
● Judea Pearl won the award in 2011 for developing a calculus for probabilistic reasoning.
● Butler W. Lampson won the award in 1992 for contributions to the development of personal computing environments.
The student wants to emphasize the order in which Judea Pearl and Butler W. Lampson won the A.M. Turing Award. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Explanation
Answer: A) Butler W. Lampson won the A.M. Turing Award in 1992; Judea Pearl won it later, in 2011.
Goal: Emphasize the order in which Judea Pearl and Butler W. Lampson won.
Why? Order requires sequence with timing words. A shows Lampson first (1992), Pearl "later" (2011)—clear chronological order.
Traps:
- B) Only Lampson → no order
- C) About both winning → no order
- D) Only Pearl → no order