OUR CURRICULUM
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE
NIS
100
What is the purpose of normalizing a database?
To eliminate redundancy and prevent anomalies.
100
What type of AI beat human champions in the ancient board game Go, developed by DeepMind in 2016?
AlphaGo
100
Which chess-playing IBM computer defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997?
Deep Blue
100
What 3 skills will NIS graduate have?
1. Critical Thinking
2. Problem-Solving
3. Research Skills
4. Communication
5. Logical Reasoning
6. Time Management
7. Creativity
8. Collaboration
9. Adaptability
200
What is the time complexity of the Bubble Sort algorithm?
O(n²)
200
what term describes a system that learns from data to make predictions, often mimicking the way humans learn?
Machine Learning
200
What is the term for a set of rules or instructions written in code that tells a computer how to solve a problem?
Algorithm
200
How many classes do we have for grade 12 computer science?
4
300
"One low-level language statement is usually translated into one machine code instruction." Which translator has this function?
Assembler
300
What is the term for an AI system that generates new content, like images or text, such as DALL-E or Midjourney?
Generative AI
300
Which programming language, created by Guido van Rossum, is widely used in AI development and shares its name with a type of snake?
Python
300
The founder of the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) in Kazakhstan is (.....names......)
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev
400
In computing, what "C" word describes the process of converting human-readable code into machine-executable instructions?
Compilation (accept "Compile" as the key concept)
400
What famous test, proposed by Alan Turing, evaluates a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from a human?
Turing Test
400
What helps to track the behavior of an algorithm using test data?
Trace table
400
What is the main mission of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, including NIS Oskemen?
To nurture gifted students for Kazakhstan’s future elite.
500
What is the difference between POST and GET methods in web development?
POST - Hides the data(Registration/login information)
GET - Show the data as part of the URL (Which poses security issue)
GET carries request parameter appended in URL string while POST carries request parameter in message body
500
In AI ethics, what two-word phrase refers to the unintentional favoritism an AI might show due to flawed training data?
Algorithmic Bias
500
What programming pioneer, known as the "first computer programmer," wrote notes on the Analytical Engine in the 1840s?
Ada Lovelace
500
How many NIS schools do we have now?
21 Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) + 1
International School of Astana