GATE 2016 CS (CS2) – Question 7
Computers were invented for performing only high-end useful computations. However, it is no understatement that they have taken over our world today. The internet, for example, is ubiquitous. Many believe that the internet itself is an unintended consequence of the original invention. With the advent of mobile computing on our phones, a whole new dimension is now enabled. One is left wondering if all these developments are good or, more importantly, required.
Which can be inferred? (i) The author believes computers are not good for us. (ii) Mobile computers and the internet are both intended inventions.
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Correct answer: (D) Neither (i) nor (ii)
Explanation
Questioning whether developments are good does not assert that computers are bad, so (i) does not follow. The paragraph reports the internet as an unintended consequence and never establishes that both developments were intended. Thus (ii) also fails. Select D.