Exam 7: Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems

Expert systems, robotics, vision systems, natural language processing, learning systems, and neural networks are all part of the broad field of artificial intelligence.

_____ can process many pieces of data at the same time and learn to recognize patterns.

You work for a manufacturing business. Your employer uses a model for selecting the supplier for the raw materials. They wish to become more responsive so that changes in the internal decision model can be quickly implemented in the systems. What is an appropriate recommendation?

_____ is a process where a computer makes a decision, analyzes the results, and then makes a better decision based on the analysis.

_____ statements are rules that suggest certain conclusions based on certain conditions.

_____ knowledge is hard to measure and document and typically is not objective or formalized.

A(n) _____ is an approach to solving large, complex problems in which many repeated operations or models change and evolve until the best one emerges.

_____ is text, graphics, video, animation, audio, and other media that can be used to help an organization efficiently and effectively achieve its goals

A group of people with common interests who come together to create, store, and share knowledge of a specific topic is known as a community of practice.

_____ involves a computer understanding, analyzing, manipulating, and/or generating linguistic communication.

_____ is a mathematical theory for developing strategies that maximize gains and minimize losses while adhering to a given set of rules and constraints.

The domain expert is the person with the expertise the expert system is trying to capture.

A genetic algorithm is an approach to solving problems based on the _____.

A genetic algorithm can be used to search the vast resources of the Internet to find information on any topic.

Expert system shells lessen the burden of programming, allowing nonprogrammers to develop and benefit from the use of expert systems.

A(n) _____ is a system that enables one or more users to move and react in a computer-simulated environment.

The purpose of a(n) _____ is to seek information and relationships from the knowledge base and to provide answers, predictions, and suggestions similar to the way a human expert would.

In an expert system, the _____ is the component that delivers the expert advice.

When video files are played while being downloaded from the Internet, it is called _____.

_____ do not need any previous training in computers or expert systems.