Exam 13: Artificial Intelligence and Automation

Decision makers use "what-is" analysis to monitor the effect of a change in one or more variables.

Which statement is true of integrating an expert system into the database component of a decision support system (DSS)?

The _____ characteristic of an intelligent agent demonstrates its ability to learn from previous knowledge and go beyond information given previously.

Some contextual software is capable of sensing a user's mood.

Qualcomm has introduced a line of processors designed to expedite contextual computing.

In the context of an expert system, explain the factual knowledge component of a knowledge base with an example.

The size and complexity of the human language has made developing _____ systems difficult.

Adding deductive reasoning to traditional database management system (DBMS)functions is a benefit of integrating an expert system into the database component of a(n)_____ system.

_____ is a process and procedure by which knowledge is gained through experience.

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

Briefly explain the principle behind contextual computing.

An expert system is not a good choice when a lot of human expertise is needed to tackle a problem.

In the context of information technology, "what-is" decision-making analysis is used in systems that have the capability to report real-time information and predict what could happen in the future.

In the backward chaining technique, used by the inference engine component of an expert system, the expert system starts with the goal, which is the _____ part, and backtracks to find the right solution.

Which is a type of artificial neural network (ANN)that includes many layers to deal with complex problems that may have very large data sets?

A natural-language processing system provides a _______ for people to use.

Which is an expert system used for monitoring what consumers are saying in blogs, comment sections, message boards, and Web-based articles?

Contextual computing lacks the ability to tailor a course of action to a user in a particular situation and environment based on what it knows about the user.

In the context of adding artificial intelligence (AI)technologies to a decision support system's model base component, _____ can be added to include heuristics in the model base's analysis capabilities.

_____ was developed so that users could communicate with computers in human language.