Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) user interface 
B) knowledge base 
C) inference engine 
D) explanation facility

Question 2

Robots are one of the most successful applications of artificial intelligence (AI).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What tasks can an e-mail personal agent perform?

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Question 4

How does an artificial neural network (ANN)create a model? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

An expert system should be used when well-structured numerical problems are involved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Problems involving a combination of the five senses,such as taste and smell,are not suitable for expert systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Data-mining agents work with a _____,detecting trends and discovering new information and relationships among data items that were not readily apparent.

Accepted Answer

A) data warehouse 
B) knowledge base 
C) data catalog 
D) knowledge fusion

Question 8

How do decision support systems generate information?

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Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Storage area 
B) Artificial neural 
C) Enterprise private 
D) Virtual private

Question 10

_____ is an example of an expert system that can be applied to various financial applications.

Accepted Answer

A) DENDRAL 
B) ASIMO 
C) Shyster 
D) PortBlue

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) VR (Virtual reality) 
B) DSS (Decision Support System) 
C) GPS (Global Positioning System) 
D) NLP (Natural-Language Processing)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) Quick response codes 
B) Biometric systems 
C) Genetic algorithms 
D) Radio frequency identification tags

Question 13

A(n)_____ agent can be used to automatically fill out Web forms.

Accepted Answer

A) surveillance 
B) shopping 
C) data-mining 
D) personal

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) expert systems 
B) database management systems 
C) information systems 
D) virtual reality systems

Question 15

The knowledge base component of an expert system must include _____,which consists of rules related to a problem or discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) meta-knowledge 
B) heuristic knowledge 
C) factual knowledge 
D) expert knowledge

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Personal robots have unlimited mobility and unlimited vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of personal robots?

Accepted Answer

A) They have limited mobility. 
B) They have infinite vision. 
C) They have no speech capabilities. 
D) They are used mostly in the manufacturing industry.

Question 20

Mention two advantages of an expert system over humans.

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Exam 13: Intelligent Information Systems

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

Robots are one of the most successful applications of artificial intelligence (AI).

What tasks can an e-mail personal agent perform?

How does an artificial neural network (ANN)create a model? Provide an example.

An expert system should be used when well-structured numerical problems are involved.

Problems involving a combination of the five senses,such as taste and smell,are not suitable for expert systems.

Data-mining agents work with a _____,detecting trends and discovering new information and relationships among data items that were not readily apparent.

How do decision support systems generate information?

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

_____ is an example of an expert system that can be applied to various financial applications.

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

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

A(n) _____ agent can be used to automatically fill out Web forms.

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

The knowledge base component of an expert system must include _____,which consists of rules related to a problem or discipline.

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

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

Personal robots have unlimited mobility and unlimited vision.

Which of the following statements is true of personal robots?

Mention two advantages of an expert system over humans.