Exam 13: Intelligent Information Systems

Intelligent agents are also known as _____.

_____ agents usually track and report on computer equipment and network systems to predict when a system crash or failure might occur.

In the context of the decision-making analyses that use information technology,_____ analysis is available in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel.

An expert system duplicates and preserves the expertise of scarce experts and can incorporate the expertise of many experts.

What are data-mining agents? Provide an example of the use for such an agent.

Describe how fuzzy logic works.Provide an example to illustrate.

Fuzzy logic has been used in search engines,chip design,and database management systems.

_____ are networks that learn and are capable of performing tasks that are difficult with conventional computers.

In backward chaining technique used by the inference engine component,an expert system starts with the _____ condition.

Intelligent agents demonstrate _____,the ability to select problems or situations that need attention and act on them.

Discuss the situations which are unsuitable for expert systems.

Intelligent agents demonstrate autonomy,which is the ability to work and cooperate with other agents to achieve a common objective.

For expert systems to be successful,they must be applied to an activity that human experts have not handled in the past.

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and technologies offer true human intelligence.

One of the requirements of a computer that can support artificial intelligence (AI) is to _____.

Rules used in the Artificial intelligence (AI) field come from a diverse group of experts in areas such as mathematics,psychology,economics,anthropology,medicine,engineering,and physics.

_____ allows a smooth,gradual transition between human and computer vocabularies and deals with variations in linguistic terms by using a degree of membership.

Describe shopping and information agents.

Describe the four advantages offered by robots over humans in the workplace.

Describe four techniques used in a genetic algorithm (GA) system.