Deck 13: Intelligent Information Systems

Question 1

_____ is a programming language for controlling robots.

A)Extensible Markup Language (XML)
B)Variable Assembly Language (VAL)
C)Maya Embedded Language (MEL)
D)Digital Command Language (DCL)

Answer 1

B

Question 2

One of the requirements of a computer that can support artificial intelligence (AI)is that it should be able to _____.

A)derive solutions to problems by examining all possible outcomes
B)anticipate human needs and respond to them
C)communicate non-verbally with humans
D)deal with new situations based on previous learning

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

Decision makers use "what-is" analysis to monitor the effect of a change in one or more variables.

Question 9

Artificial intelligence (AI)technologies are only concerned with storing,retrieving,and working with data.

Question 10

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

Question 11

_____ perform well at simple,repetitive tasks and can be used to free workers from tedious or hazardous jobs.

A)Robots
B)Nanomaterials
C)Data mining agents
D)Personal agents

Question 12

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

Question 13

Information systems can be added to decision support systems (DSS's)model base component to incorporate fuzzy sets in the model-building process.

Question 14

What-is analysis is used in systems that have the capability to report real-time information and predict what could happen in the future.

Question 15

In the context of the decision-making analyses that use information technology,_____ analysis is available in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel.

A)fault tree
B)root cause
C)what-if
D)what-is

Question 16

Intelligent agents are used for virtual catalogs.

Question 17

A user interface component provides user-friendly access to an expert system.

Question 18

Artificial intelligence (AI)applications and technologies offer true human intelligence.

Question 19

Personal robots have unlimited mobility and unlimited vision.

Question 20

In the artificial intelligence (AI)field,_____ engineers try to discover "rules of thumb" that enable computers to perform tasks usually handled by humans.

A)software
B)data
C)systems
D)knowledge

Question 21

In design and implementation of any _____ reasoning application there are 4 Rs involved.

A)rule-based
B)inductive
C)abductive
D)case-based

Question 22

Identify the characteristic of an intelligent agent that demonstrates its ability to learn from previous knowledge and go beyond information given previously.

A)Autonomy
B)Adaptability
C)Reactivity
D)Mobility

Question 23

Which component of an expert system uses forward and backward chaining to manipulate a series of rules?

A)Explanation facility
B)Heuristic knowledge
C)User interface
D)Inference engine

Question 24

The four Rs involved in design and implementation of any case-based reasoning application are retrieve,reuse,revise,and _____.

A)react
B)reserve
C)reason
D)retain

Question 25

The _____ component of an expert system is important because it helps give users confidence in the system's results.

A)explanation facility
B)knowledge acquisition facility
C)inference engine
D)meta-knowledge

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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).

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

Question 28

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

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

Question 29

Intelligent agents are also known as _____.

A)experts
B)bots
C)reactors
D)heuristics

Question 30

In the context of an expert system,a(n)_____ works with the knowledge base management system to ensure that the knowledge base is as up to date as possible.

A)explanation facility
B)knowledge acquisition facility
C)inference engine
D)meta-knowledge system

Question 31

_____ was the first expert system developed to determine the chemical structure of molecules.

A)ASIMO
B)SHINE
C)DENDRAL
D)COGITO

Question 32

In backward chaining technique used by the inference engine component,an expert system starts with the _____ condition.

A)if
B)then
C)else
D)what-is

Question 33

_____ systems have been one of the most successful artificial intelligence (AI)-related technologies.

A)Management information
B)Agent
C)Supply chain management
D)Expert

Question 34

_____ are software capable of reasoning and following rule-based processes.

A)Case-based reasoning (CBR)systems
B)Intelligent agents
C)Database management systems
D)QR (quick response)codes

Question 35

_____ is the knowledge base component of an expert system and enables an expert system to learn from experience and examine and extract relevant facts to determine the path to a solution.

A)Meta-knowledge
B)Factual knowledge
C)Heuristic knowledge
D)Expert knowledge

Question 36

In forward chaining technique used by the inference engine component of an expert system,the _____ condition is evaluated first.

A)if
B)then
C)what-is
D)what-if

Question 37

Which of the following statements is true of personal robots?

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 38

_____ is an expert system used for monitoring consumer sentiments in blogs,comment sections,and Web-based articles.

A)ASIMO
B)SHINE
C)COGITO
D)DENDRAL

Question 39

Hewlett-Packard uses _____ reasoning to assist users of its printers.

A)case-based
B)rule-based
C)inductive
D)abductive

Question 40

In the context of expert systems,_____ consist of common sense,rules of thumb,educated guesses,and instinctive judgments.

A)nanomaterials
B)heuristics
C)quick response codes
D)swift codes

Question 41

Intelligent agents demonstrate _____,which is the ability to select problems or situations that need attention and act on them.

A)adaptability
B)collaborative behavior
C)humanlike interface
D)reactivity

Question 42

Instead of using the if-then-else rules that expert systems use,_____ use patterns.

A)virtual reality simulations
B)artificial neural networks
C)intelligent agents
D)genetic algorithms

Question 43

A _____ displays product descriptions based on customers' previous experiences and preferences.

A)mirror site
B)logical data model
C)virtual catalog
D)heuristic machine

Question 44

Identify the characteristic of a sophisticated intelligent agent that demonstrates its capability to interact with users in a more natural language.

A)Humanlike interface
B)Adaptability
C)Collaborative behaviour
D)Reactivity

Question 45

An NLP system provides a question-and-answer setting that is particularly useful with _____.

A)network packets
B)simulations
C)databases
D)routing algorithms

Question 46

Identify the characteristic of a sophisticated intelligent agent that demonstrates its ability to operate with minimum input.

A)Reactivity
B)Mobility
C)Autonomy
D)Adaptability

Question 47

The _____ characteristic of an intelligent agent demonstrates the agent's ability to migrate from one platform to another with a minimum of human intervention.

A)reactivity
B)adaptability
C)autonomy
D)mobility

Question 48

GeneHunter is a hybrid product that combines AI technologies using _____.

A)natural-language processing
B)virtual language processing
C)genetic algorithms
D)biometric systems

Question 49

Explanation capabilities can be added to a decision support system (DSS)by integrating it with a(n)_____.

A)expert system
B)artificial neural network
C)database management library
D)intelligent agent

Question 50

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

A)Shopping and information
B)Monitoring and surveillance
C)Data-mining
D)Personal

Question 51

Which of the following sets defines membership in a black-or-white fashion?

A)Crisp set
B)Frozen set
C)Mutable set
D)Dynamic set

Question 52

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

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

Question 53

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

A)Context-aware software
B)Natural-language processing
C)Virtual language processing
D)Personal agent technology

Question 54

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

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

Question 55

TVs that adjust screen color and texture for each frame and stabilize the volume based on the viewer's location in the room are demonstrating _____.

A)fuzzy logic
B)data warehousing
C)artificial neural capabilities
D)virtual reality simulations

Question 56

_____ is designed to help computers simulate vagueness and uncertainty in common situations.

A)Virtual reality
B)Nanotechnology
C)Fuzzy logic
D)Robotics

Question 57

_____ agents can serve as search engines,site reminders,or personal surfing assistants.

A)Monitoring and surveillance
B)Personal
C)Data-mining
D)Shopping and information

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

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

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

Question 60

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

A)natural-language processing
B)genetic algorithm
C)virtual reality
D)transaction-processing

Question 61

In the context of the different techniques used by an inference engine to manipulate a series of rules in _________,a series of "if-then-else" condition pairs is performed.

A)forward chaining
B)backward chaining
C)inference engine
D)explanation facility

Question 62

_________ are used when data is fuzzy and uncertainty is involved.

A)Virtual reality simulations
B)Artificial neural networks
C)Genetic algorithms
D)Expert systems

Question 63

A _________ system provides a question-and-answer setting that is more natural and easier for people to use than a graphical user interface (GUI).

A)data mining
B)transaction-processing
C)natural-language processing
D)data abstraction

Question 64

Identify a benefit of integrating an expert system into the database component of a DSS.

A)It creates consistency in decision making.
B)It preserves the expertise of employees who are retiring.
C)It generates text for automated production of standard documents.
D)It simplifies query operations with heuristic search algorithms.

Question 65

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

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

Question 66

Which of the following is true of integrating an expert system into the database component of a DSS?

A)It duplicates and preserves the expertise of scarce experts.
B)It adds the capability to handle fuzzy data.
C)It creates consistency in decision making.
D)It preserves the expertise of employees who are retiring.

Question 67

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.

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

Question 68

_________ algorithms are search algorithms that mimic the process of natural evolution.They are used to generate solutions to optimization and search problems using such techniques as mutation,selection,crossover,and chromosome.

A)Genetic
B)Memetic
C)Firefly
D)Evolutionary

Question 69

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

A)Fuzzy logic
B)Virtual reality
C)Data mining
D)Genetic Algorithms

Question 70

Learning capabilities can be added to a decision support system (DSS)by integrating it with a(n)_____.

A)expert system
B)artificial neural network
C)database management library
D)intelligent agent

Question 71

In the context of the components of a typical expert system,a _________ is a software package with manual or automated methods for acquiring and incorporating new rules and facts so that the expert system is capable of growth.

A)knowledge base
B)monitoring and surveillance agents
C)knowledge acquisition facility
D)personal agent​

Question 72

In the context of the types of decision-making analyses,the _________ analysis is commonly used in transaction-processing systems and management information systems.

A)what-if
B)what-is
C)case-based
D)rule-based

Question 73

_________ reasoning is a problem-solving technique that matches a new case with a previously solved case and its solution.

A)Rule-based
B)Inductive
C)Abductive
D)Case-based

Question 74

_____ is the component of expert system that performs tasks similar to what a human expert does by explaining to end users how recommendations are derived.

A)User interface
B)Explanation facility
C)Inference engine
D)Knowledge base management system

Question 75

What technologies are used in artificial intelligence (AI)?

Question 76

_________ systems mimic human expertise in a particular field to solve a problem in a well-defined area.

A)Expert
B)Database management
C)Information
D)Fuzzy logic

Question 77

In the context of the types of decision-making analyses,the _________ analysis is used in decision support systems.

A)case-based
B)what-is
C)what-if
D)rule-based

Question 78

In a natural-language processing (NLP)system,the _________ activity involves using the computer to read large amounts of text and understand the information well enough to summarize important points and store information so the system can respond to inquiries about the content.

A)interfacing
B)knowledge acquisition
C)analytics
D)data warehousing​

Question 79

_________ consists of related technologies that try to simulate and reproduce human thought behavior,including thinking,speaking,feeling,and reasoning.

A)Virtual reality
B)Data mining
C)Artificial intelligence
D)Grid computing

Question 80

In a natural-language processing (NLP)system,the _________ activity involves accepting human language as input,carrying out the corresponding command,and generating the necessary output.

A)interfacing
B)knowledge acquisition
C)analytics
D)data warehousing