Based on your understanding of the topic, create a Microsoft Word document to answer the following:

• Are Turing machines still useful in their original form? What are some domains in which they can be used?
• Consider the original Turing machine and its place in today's world. How would you improve it? What applications would you have introduced in your version of the machine during the time of its invention?

At first glance, many items seem similar. For example, many people may be unable to distinguish between two automobiles of different makes but of the same segment, say, two sedans. The same may be true for automata and Markov models, if the viewer only glances at the two side by side. The important point, though, is that the differences are significant enough and must be recognized.

• List three similarities and three differences between automata and Markov models?

Markov models are used in many other fields. A quick search on the internet yields many results about their applications in the medical field.

• What are the fields that will benefit most from Markov models? Why?
• What are some other practical applications you see fit for such models?