Question

while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: the a.m. turing award is a prestigious award given by the association for computing machinery (acm). the acm gives the award for \major contributions of lasting importance to computing.\ it is named after groundbreaking british mathematician alan turing. judea pearl won the award in 2011. the student wants to explain whom the award is named for and identify one recipient of it. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? a) the a.m. turing award is given for \major contributions of lasting importance to computing.\ b) the a.m. turing award, which is named for british mathematician alan turing, was given to judea pearl in 2011. c) in 2011, judea pearl won the a.m. turing award, which is given for \major contributions of lasting importance to computing.\ d) it was in 2011 that judea pearl won the a.m. turing award.

Explanation:

The A.M. Turing Award is given by the ACM for major contributions to computing. It is named after Alan Turing. Judea Pearl won the award in 2011 for his contributions to computing.

Answer:

A. The A.M. Turing Award is given for "major contributions of lasting importance to computing."
B. The A.M. Turing Award, which is named for British mathematician Alan Turing, was given to Judea Pearl in 2011.
C. In 2011, Judea Pearl won the A.M. Turing Award, which is given for "major contributions of lasting importance to computing."
D. It was in 2011 that Judea Pearl won the A.M. Turing Award.