Exam 13: Intelligent Information Systems

With the help of an example,explain the difference between forward chaining and backward chaining techniques used by an expert system.

Which is an example of context-aware software?

In the context of fuzzy logic,which defines membership in a black-or-white fashion?

Some robots have limited vision that is useful for locating and picking up objects,as long as the objects are isolated from other objects.

Contextual computing lacks the ability to tailor a course of action to a user in a particular situation and environment based on what it knows about the user.

A natural-language processing (NLP)system provides a question-and-answer setting that is particularly useful with _____.

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

Discuss an application of intelligent agents that is in use today.

In the context of the components of a typical expert system,_____ is similar to a database,but in addition to storing facts and figures,it keeps track of rules and explanations associated with facts.

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

Fuzzy logic is used in refrigerators that set defrosting and cooling times based on usage patterns.

_____ agents usually track and report on computer equipment and network systems to predict when a system crash or failure might occur.

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

_____ allows a smooth,gradual transition between human and computer vocabularies and deals with variations in linguistic terms by using a degree of membership.

The user interface component of an expert system provides user-friendly access to the expert system.

GeneHunter is a hybrid product that combines artificial intelligence (AI)technologies using _____.

_____ consist of common sense,rules of thumb,educated guesses,and instinctive judgments.

In the context of intelligent agents,a _____ displays product descriptions based on customers' previous experiences and preferences.

_____ was developed so that users could communicate with computers in human language.

The size and complexity of the human language has made developing _____ systems difficult.