Which of the following is a description of the Turing test?
A) A computer scientist tests how many computations a computer can perform per second to determine whether or not the computer is intelligent.
B) A computer is given a series of questions and, if it answers enough of them correctly, it is intelligent.
C) A human being has two conversations through a computer screen. One conversation is with another human. One conversation is with a computer. If the human is unable to consistently tell which conversation is with the computer, then the computer is intelligent.
D) A computer is asked to perform a series of mathematical calculations. If it can do so without complaining, then it is intelligent.

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The idea behind the Turing test is that if a computer is able to act as a human being acts to such a degree that even actual humans cannot tell that it is a computer, then the computer should be considered intelligent.

Which of the Following Is a Description of the Turing