Question 1

Which tool would be best to use when there is a need to very rapidly and cheaply develop a rule-based expert system?

Accepted Answer

A)  LISP or Prolog languages 
B)  ASP.NET 
C)  an ES shell 
D)  C++

Question 2

Using certainty factors, a rule declares that IF competition is strong, CF = 70 AND margins are above 15% CF = 100 THEN sales demand will decline. If both conditions are true, what is the CF of the conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  100% 
B)  70% 
C)  30% 
D)  21%

Question 3

Knowledge rules, or ________ rules, state all the facts and relationships about a problem.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Knowledge rules, or ________ rules, state all...

Question 4

An ________ infers situation descriptions from observations, and explains observed data by assigning them symbolic meanings that describe the situation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An ________ infers situation descriptions from observations,...

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a stage of knowledge engineering?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge consolidation 
B)  knowledge representation 
C)  knowledge acquisition 
D)  knowledge validation

Question 6

Expert systems mimic the reasoning process of ________ experts in order to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Expert systems mimic the reasoning process of...

Question 7

After an ES system is built, it must be evaluated in a two-step process. The first step, ________, ensures that the resulting knowledge base contains knowledge exactly the same as that acquired from the expert.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After an ES system is built, it...

Question 8

________ blocks in the Corvid ES determine(s) how the system interacts with the user, including the order of execution and the user interface.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ blocks in the Corvid ES determine(s)...

Question 9

________ (or reasoning) is the process of using the rules in the knowledge base along with the known facts to draw conclusions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ (or reasoning) is the process of...

Question 10

The critical component of a knowledge refinement system is the self-learning mechanism that allows it to adjust its knowledge base and its processing of knowledge based on the evaluation of its recent past performances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ express belief in an event (or a fact or a hypothesis) based on the expert's assessment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ express belief in an event (or...

Question 12

After an ES system is built, it must be evaluated in a two-step process. The second step, ________, ensures that the system can solve the problem correctly.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After an ES system is built, it...

Question 13

Which category of expert systems that includes weather forecasting and economic/financial forecasting?

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnostic ES 
B)  planning ES 
C)  instruction ES 
D)  prediction ES

Question 14

In the Corvid ES shell, ________ blocks are the decision rules acquired from experts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Corvid ES shell, ________ blocks...

Question 15

Rules used in automated decision systems (ADS) can be derived based on experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The accumulation, transfer, and transformation of problem-solving expertise from experts or documented knowledge sources to a computer program for constructing or expanding the knowledge base is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The accumulation, transfer, and transformation of problem-solving...

Question 17

What is knowledge engineering?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is knowledge engineering?...

Question 18

Using certainty factors, a rule declares that IF competition is strong, CF = 70 OR margins are above 15% CF = 100 THEN sales demand will decline. If both conditions are true, what is the CF of the conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  100% 
B)  70% 
C)  30% 
D)  21%

Question 19

A revenue management (RM) system for an airline seeks to minimize each customer's ticket price of travel on the airline's flights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Validation of knowledge is usually done by a human expert in the knowledge domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Automated Decision Systems and Expert Systems

Which tool would be best to use when there is a need to very rapidly and cheaply develop a rule-based expert system?

Using certainty factors, a rule declares that IF competition is strong, CF = 70 AND margins are above 15% CF = 100 THEN sales demand will decline. If both conditions are true, what is the CF of the conclusion?

Knowledge rules, or ________ rules, state all the facts and relationships about a problem.

An ________ infers situation descriptions from observations, and explains observed data by assigning them symbolic meanings that describe the situation.

Which of the following is NOT a stage of knowledge engineering?

Expert systems mimic the reasoning process of ________ experts in order to solve problems.

After an ES system is built, it must be evaluated in a two-step process. The first step, ________, ensures that the resulting knowledge base contains knowledge exactly the same as that acquired from the expert.

________ blocks in the Corvid ES determine(s) how the system interacts with the user, including the order of execution and the user interface.

________ (or reasoning) is the process of using the rules in the knowledge base along with the known facts to draw conclusions.

The critical component of a knowledge refinement system is the self-learning mechanism that allows it to adjust its knowledge base and its processing of knowledge based on the evaluation of its recent past performances.

________ express belief in an event (or a fact or a hypothesis) based on the expert's assessment.

After an ES system is built, it must be evaluated in a two-step process. The second step, ________, ensures that the system can solve the problem correctly.

Which category of expert systems that includes weather forecasting and economic/financial forecasting?

In the Corvid ES shell, ________ blocks are the decision rules acquired from experts.

Rules used in automated decision systems (ADS) can be derived based on experience.

The accumulation, transfer, and transformation of problem-solving expertise from experts or documented knowledge sources to a computer program for constructing or expanding the knowledge base is known as ________.

What is knowledge engineering?

Using certainty factors, a rule declares that IF competition is strong, CF = 70 OR margins are above 15% CF = 100 THEN sales demand will decline. If both conditions are true, what is the CF of the conclusion?

A revenue management (RM) system for an airline seeks to minimize each customer's ticket price of travel on the airline's flights.

Validation of knowledge is usually done by a human expert in the knowledge domain.