Exam 13: Intelligent Information Systems

In the context of the components of an expert system,briefly describe an explanation facility.

Which component of an expert system uses forward and backward chaining to manipulate a series of rules?

_____ is a problem-solving technique where each problem in a database is stored with a description and keywords that identify it.

In the context of the components of an expert system,a(n)_____ is similar to the model base component of a decision support system.

Discuss the tasks that an e-mail personal agent performs.

In an airline reservation system,on entering the flight number,the flight schedule and the flight status are displayed.In this scenario,the _____ decision-making analysis has been used to display the desired results on the system.

Which software is capable of reasoning and following rule-based processes?

Briefly discuss shopping and information agents.

Describe how fuzzy logic works with an example.

In the context of machine learning,an artificial neural network (ANN)is most likely used for:

_____ are used with neural networks and fuzzy logic systems to solve scheduling,engineering design,and marketing problems.

Discuss the advantages that an expert system has over humans.

_____ mimic human expertise in a particular field to solve a problem in a well-defined area.

Intelligent agents are also known as _____.

_____ are used when data is fuzzy and uncertainty is involved.

_____ is one of the Rs involved in design and implementation of any case-based reasoning (CBR)application.

Briefly discuss the areas where expert systems are widely used.

A(n) _____ is the component of an expert system that performs tasks similar to what a human expert does by explaining to end users how recommendations are derived.

In the context of the knowledge base component of an expert system,_____ knowledge,enables an expert system to learn from experience and examine and extract relevant facts to determine the path to a solution.

In the context of the components of a typical expert system,_____ is a software package with manual or automated methods for acquiring and incorporating new rules and facts so that the expert system is capable of growth.