What stores all relevant information data rules cases and relationship used by the expert system?

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?

AI includes all except which of the following?

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) ____.

Neural networks excel at ____.

Which application would be suited to the use of a neural network?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an expert system?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of expert systems?

The relevant information, data, rules, cases, and relationships used by the expert system are stored in the ____.

____ are rules that suggest certain conclusions.

____ allow shades of gray and might be used for tasks such as weather forecasting.

Skyler Lincoln uses an expert system to aid in his skyscraper design business. With respect to the expert system, he is a(n) ____.

Financial Advisor and MindWizard are examples of ____.

Which of the following are NOT common uses of virtual reality?

____ technology can also be used to link stroke patients to physical therapists.

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?