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Comp 413: Artificial Intelligence Question Paper

Comp 413: Artificial Intelligence

Course:Bachelor Of Computer Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
SCIENCE
COURSE CODE: COMP 413
COURSE TITLE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
STREAM: Y4S1
DAY: FRIDAY
TIME: 2.00 – 4.00 P.M
DATE: 10/12/2010

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question one in section A and any other two question in section B

QUESTION ONE (30 Marks)
a) Define the following terms [6mks]
i. Knowledge acquisition
ii. Artificial intelligence
iii. Neural networks
iv. Expert system
b) Describe the importance of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence [4mks]
c) List the issues that arise in knowledge representation from an AI perspective [4mks]
d) Robots require intelligence to handle many tasks. List any three. [3mks]
e) Describe how voice recognition systems use artificial intelligence in their applications
[6mks]
f) Explain four characteristics of an intelligent agent. [4mks]
g) Explain three reason as to why natural language processing is a challenge to researchers
[3mks]
Section B (Answer any two questions)
QUESTION TWO (20 Marks)
a) Unconscious knowledge is a difficult problem in knowledge representation. Discuss
[4mks]
b) Explain briefly the roles that emotion and social skills play in an intelligent agent. [4mks]
c) Using an algorithm describe breath first search [8mks]
d) There are behaviours that artificial intelligence try to copy from humans. List any four of
them [4mks]

QUESTION THREE [20 Marks]
a) Explain how searching is used as a problem solving technique in Artificial Intelligence
[6mks]
b) Discuss why machine-learning techniques as neural computing can greatly enhance
knowledge acquisition. [6mks]
c) Explain two rule based inference controls [2mks]
d) What are the main branches of Artificial Intelligence? [4mks]
QUESTION FOUR [20 Marks]
a) Using relevant examples explain the major types of propositional logic [6mks]
b) List and explain three most common properties of logical systems [6mks]
c) Give two differences between propositional logic and predicate logic [4mks]
d) Explain two reasons why knowledge acquisition is considered by many as the most
difficult step in knowledge engineering [4mks]
QUESTION FIVE [20 Marks]
a) Discuss how the major tree –based logarithms are implemented in artificial Intelligence
[3mks]
b) Describe any five stages in natural language understanding [5mks]
c) What are the three benefits that are associated with neural computing? [3mks]
d) Explain Three advantages and Two disadvantages of rules as used in Artificial
intelligence [5mks]
e) What are the major applications of natural language processing? [4mks]

Comp 413: Artificial Intelligence Question Paper

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