Chapter 11 Review
True/False
Voice-recognition can help to reduce the number of calls that are
routed to the customer service department.
T
Generally, robots with vision systems recognize black and white
and some gray-level shades. T
Neural networks lose their ability to retrieve data if some of
their nodes fail. F
Expert systems have been developed to assist in product
design. T
One knowledge base can be developed to be used by every
application in a company. F
Experts generally agree on how to solve a problem. F
A virtual reality system enables one or more users to move
and react in a computer simulated environment.
T
The overall purpose of an inference engine is to seek
information and relationships from the knowledge base and to provide answers,
predictions, and suggestions the way a human expert would. T
Backward chaining is the process of starting with conclusions and
working toward the supporting facts. F
Which of the following refers to the ability to learn from
experiences?
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a. |
intelligent
behavior |
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b. |
a heuristic |
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c. |
machine learning |
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d. |
artificial intelligence |
AI includes all except which of the following?
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a. |
Expert systems |
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b. |
Robotics |
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c. |
Natural language processing |
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d. |
Visual programming languages |
Zena Xavier is a pharmacist. She uses a computerized information
system that stores knowledge and makes inferences concerning drug interactions.
She is using a(n) ____.
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a. |
natural language processing system |
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b. |
expert system |
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c. |
neural network |
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d. |
vision
system |
Neural networks excel at ____.
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a. |
optimization |
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b. |
providing portable knowledge |
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c. |
pattern
recognition |
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d. |
virtual reality |
Which application would be suited to the use of a neural network?
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a. |
Performing rapid financial calculations |
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b. |
Performing complex optimization
operations |
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c. |
Making inventory reorder decisions |
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d. |
Analyzing
detailed trends to determine staffing needs |
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an expert
system?
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a. |
Can explain reasoning |
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b. |
Can display intelligent behavior |
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c. |
Provides portable knowledge |
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d. |
Works
in broad problem domains |
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of expert systems?
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a. |
Can preserve human expertise |
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b. |
Makes expertise portable |
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c. |
Can
replace human decision-maker |
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d. |
Can develop a solution faster than human
expert |
The relevant information, data, rules, cases, and relationships
used by the expert system are stored in the ____.
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a. |
database |
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b. |
model base |
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c. |
data repository |
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d. |
knowledge
base |
____ are rules that suggest certain conclusions.
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a. |
Case statements |
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b. |
If-then
statements |
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c. |
Forward chaining |
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d. |
Fuzzy logic |
____ allow shades of gray and might be used for tasks such as
weather forecasting.
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a. |
Natural language systems |
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b. |
Vision systems |
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c. |
Fuzzy
logic systems |
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d. |
Neural networks |
Skyler Lincoln uses an expert system to aid in his skyscraper
design business. With respect to the expert system, he is a(n) ____.
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a. |
domain expert |
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b. |
knowledge engineer |
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c. |
knowledge architect |
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d. |
knowledge
user |
Financial Advisor and MindWizard are examples of ____.
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a. |
neural networks |
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b. |
expert systems |
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c. |
expert
system shells |
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d. |
PROLOG programs |
Which of the following are NOT common uses of virtual reality?
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a. |
Medicine |
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b. |
Education |
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c. |
Real-estate marketing |
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d. |
Credit
granting |
____ technology can also be used to link stroke patients to
physical therapists.
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a. |
Neural network |
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b. |
Virtual
reality |
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c. |
Expert system |
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d. |
Vision system |
Which of the following describes a computer device that performs
tasks requiring a high degree of precision or that are tedious or hazardous for
humans?
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a. |
Expert system |
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b. |
Robot |
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c. |
Neural network |
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d. |
Learning system |