Plug IT IN 4

In the video shown as part of this activity, what is the object and what it is learning? (a) A car is learning its way around a track. (b) A car is learning to parallel park. (c) A boy is learning his way home. (d) A girl is learning to ride his bike.

A

Intelligent agents: a) Assist in performing repetitive computer-related tasks. b) Do not cross over with any of the other types of intelligent systems. c) Are still in the design stages. d) Do not integrate directly with tasks, but rather with users.

A

Predictive agents are also called: a) Monitoring and surveillance agents. b) Personal agents. c) Information agents. d) Genetic agents.

A

The scenario used in this activity is trying to develop (a) Better eaters. (b) Better planters. (c) Better plants. (d) Better simulations.

A

Which of the following is not a limitation of expert systems? a) Expert systems cannot work with incomplete or uncertain data. b) A process might contain too many rules to work as an expert system. c) A process might be too vague to work as an expert system. d) Decisions made by expert systems might be a potential liability. e) Expert systems need to learn from their own mistakes.

A

Which of the following statements is false? a) Expert systems cannot replace decision makers. b) Expert systems apply expertise in a specific domain. c) Expert systems capture the expertise from a domain expert (a person). d) Expert systems can be embedded in larger systems. e) Expert systems follow a logical path towards a recommendation.

A

Which of the following statements is false? a) Information agents search for information and store it for the user. b) Information agents are used by Google to surf the Web sites in Google's index. c) Monitoring-and-surveillance agents are also called predictive agents. d) Personal agents take action on behalf of the user. e) User agents automatically fill out forms on the Web from stored information.

A

A genetic algorithm: a) Is a method of problem solving that involves only one step. b) Generates increasingly better solutions to a problem. c) Converts inputs directly to outputs. d) Decreases the number of babies conceived with genetic deficiencies.

B

A neural network is one that (a) Simulates a group of people working together. (b) Simulates a biological brain. (c) Simulates a fuzzy network. (d) Simulates an expert system.

B

Expert systems use what components in their inference engine? (a) Knowledge and rumors. (b) Facts and rules. (c) Facts and figures. (d) Equations and percentages.

B

Fuzzy logic could be used to define which of the following terms: a) Gender b) Moderate income c) Age d) Address e) Income

B

Genetic algorithms: a) Determine what a good solution is. b) Process more possibilities than a human can. c) Require more time than human decision making due to the lengthy decision-making process. d) Produce the correct solution 75% of the time.

B

Monitoring and surveillance agents: a) Are utilized primarily by law enforcement and intelligence agencies. b) Observe and report an item of interest. c) Are a type of shopping bot. d) Can be employed only by certified users.

B

Neural networks: a) Can solve only relatively simple problems. b) Simulate the concepts of the biological brain. c) Can identify only longstanding patterns. d) Are still in the planning stages

B

Watson, an expert system developed by IBM, appeared on the TV show Jeopardy. Watson: a) Narrowly lost to its competitor. b) Could produce only one answer to each question. c) Tied with its competitor. d) Froze up during the show because the questions were coming too rapidly.

B

What is the name of IBM's computer is learning about medical practices? (a) Wilson. (b) Watson. (c) Wilbur. (d) Wendy.

B

Which of the following is not a characteristic of natural intelligence? a) It is perishable from an organizational point of view. b) It is easy, fast, and inexpensive. c) It is erratic and inconsistent. d) It is highly creative) e) It makes use of a wide context of experiences.

B

Which of the following is not an expert system activity? a) Knowledge acquisition b) Knowledge domain c) Knowledge inferencing d) Knowledge representation e) Knowledge transfer

B

Which of the following is not one of the three layers of a neural network? a) Input layer. b) Processing layer. c) Middle Layer. d) Output layer.

B

Watson can be best be described as a(n): a) Research engine. b) Analytical tool. c) Question-answering system. d) Information-processing system.

C

A(n) _________ is type of intelligent agent that searches for information and then displays it to the users. a) Monitoring and surveillance agent. b) Personal agent. c) Information agent. d) Genetic agent.

C

Artificial Intelligence is exemplified when (a) Machines can think. (b) Machines are smarter than people are. (c) Machines show the ability to learn. (d) All of these answers are correct.

C

Expert systems: a) solve problems that are too difficult for human experts b) are based on procedural computer programming languages c) work in specific domains d) can apply to any business problem e) share characteristics with mainframe computing

C

Fuzzy logic uses data ranges and gives them a(n) (a) Average. (b) Median. (c) Label. (d) Variable

C

Which of the following is not a benefit of expert systems? a) increased output and productivity b) capture and dissemination of scarce expertise c) increased decision-making time d) reliability e) works with incomplete, uncertain information

C

Which of the following is not a characteristic of artificial intelligence? a) It is permanent. b) It is easy, fast, and inexpensive. c) It is highly creative. d) It tends to be effective only in narrow domains. e) It is consistent and thorough.

C

Which of the following is not a characteristic of genetic algorithms? a) Selection b) Crossover c) Transformation d) Mutation

C

Which of the following is not an intelligent agent? a) Surveillance agent. b) Monitoring agent. c) User agent. d) Information agent

C

Which of the following is not one of the major benefits provided by expert systems? a) Increased output and productivity b) Reliability c) Increased downtime d) Decreased decision-making time

C

Which of the following statements concerning artificial intelligence (AI) is not true? a) AI is concerned with studying human thought processes. b) AI attempts to re-create human processes in a machine. c) AI is being studied, but it has not yet been successfully implemented. d) Based on the Turing test, the intelligent systems exemplified in commercial AI products are far from exhibiting any significant intelligence.

C

Which of the following statements is false? a) An intelligent agent is a software program. b) Intelligent agents are also called bots. c) Intelligent agents are always helpful. d) Intelligent agents use export systems and fuzzy logic. e) Intelligent agents perform repetitive computer-related tasks.

C

An inference engine is: a) a data mining strategy used by intelligent agents b) the programming environment of an expert system c) a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks d) a methodology used to search through the rule base of an expert system e) the user interface of an expert system

D

Compared to a human driver, an automated driver would (a) Stay alert. (b) Never get distracted by emotion. (c) Be able to look all directions at once. (d) All of these answers are correct.

D

Expert systems: a) Are always used to replace decision makers. b) Are always used to support decision makers. c) Are typically used to support an entire company. d) Can be used to support or replace decision makers.

D

Google's self-driving car (a) Has only been driven in computer models. (b) Has been tested extensively on the highway. (c) Is not as good as Apple's self-driving car. (d) Is still tested in the highway and is still in development.

D

Neural networks learn by adjusting ___________ over time. (a) Dependent variables. (b) Independent variables. (c) Counter weights. (d) Weights.

D

The functional characteristics of genetic algorithms include all of the following except: a) Crossover. b) Mutation. c) Selection. d) Conversion.

D

User agents: a) Can check and sort a user's e-mail. b) Take action on behalf of a user. c) Can automatically fill out forms for a user. d) All of these.

D

Using fuzzy logic, two values will be considered the same even if (a) They are in different data ranges. (b) Only if they are within 10 data points of each other. (c) Only if they are within a factor of 2 of each other. (d) Even if they are at the extreme ends of a particular data range.

D

What are the advantages of using a shopping bot? a) Fast results. b) Many options. c) Reviews available. d) All of these are correct.

D

Which of the following best describes a genetic algorithm? (a) Creating categories of data ranges. (b) Using data and past situations to think like a human. (c) Processing data and digging deeper into a scenario. (d) Changing variables and running simulations.

D

Which of the following can you search for on a shopping bot? a) Shoes. b) Clothes. c) Perfume. d) All of these are correct.

D

Which of the following statements concerning expert systems is false? a) The knowledge base contains facts. b) The knowledge base contains rules. c) An expert system can explain its recommendation. d) The blackboard displays the recommendation. e) Expert systems cannot learn from their own mistakes.

D

Which of the following takes place when someone uses the expert system? (a) Knowledge acquisition. (b) Knowledge inferencing. (c) Knowledge representation. (d) Knowledge transfer.

D

_____ refer(s) to computer reasoning that deals with uncertainties by simulating the process of human reasoning. a) Expert systems b) Artificial neural networks c) Speech understanding systems d) Fuzzy logic e) Computer vision systems

D

Which of the following statements is false? a) In genetic algorithms, crossover means combining portions of good outcomes. b) Generic algorithms are best suited for decision making where there are thousands of solutions. c) Users have to tell the generic algorithm what constitutes a "good" solution. d) In genetic algorithms, mutation means randomly trying combinations and evaluating the outcome. e) All of these statements are true.

E

As its name suggests, fuzzy logic can provide only imprecise answers to subjective decisions.

False

Fuzzy logic cannot be used in the financial field

False

True or False? A neural network has two layers of interconnected nodes.

False

True or False? Artificial intelligence is perishable, whereas natural intelligence is permanent from an organizational point of view.

False

True or False? Fuzzy logic is used to determine which orders are over $1,000.

False

True or False? Intelligent systems describe appliances and other items in the household that can be programmed.

False

True or False? It is difficult to document the knowledge of artificial intelligence, but it is easy to document the knowledge of natural intelligence.

False

True or False? One problem with expert systems is they decrease quality.

False

True or false? Genetic algorithms use simple math and simple statistics.

False

True or False? A buyer agent is also called a shopping bot.

True

True or False? A genetic algorithm finds the combination of inputs that produces the best outputs.

True

True or False? An expert system has a knowledge base and an inference engine

True

True or False? Expert systems attempt to mimic human experts by applying expertise in a specific domain.

True

True or False? Expertise refers to the extensive, task-specific knowledge acquired from training, reading, and experience.

True

True or False? Fuzzy logic defines subjective concepts.

True

True or False? Intelligent agents use expert systems and fuzzy logic to create their behavior.

True

True or False? Software help systems are a type of expert system.

True

True or false? Fuzzy logic is used to help computer systems think in subjective terms.

True