6.3 AI

Question 1

Understand what is meant by artificial
intelligence (AI)

Answer 1

• AI is a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviors by computers

Question 2

Identify the 4 components of an expert system

Answer 2

• inference engine.
• Interface
• Rule base
• Knowledge base

Question 3

Describe the role of the inference engine in an expert system.

Answer 3

• It makes decisions
• to provide a result/diagnosis

Question 4

Explain how the expert system operates and how it is used to help diagnose the problem.

Answer 4

• The user will enter data into the interface

The inference engine will decide which questions to ask

• The inference engine will decide on a diagnosis
• The interface will output the diagnosis
• The explanation system shows how the diagnosis was reached

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