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Distributed Intelligent Systems Question Paper

Distributed Intelligent Systems

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2010

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
THIRD YEAR STAGE EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 4304: DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
DATE: DECEMBER 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Define the following terms using one or two sentences each
i) Learning agent (2 Marks)
ii) Ontology (2 Marks)
iii) Means end reasoning (2 Marks)
iv ) Veracity (2 Marks)
b) Give two differences between convectional softwares and agents (2 Marks)
c) Agents practical reasoning consists of two tasks. Describe each of these tasks (4 Marks)
d) State and explain any four characteristics of an intelligent agent (4 Marks)
e) Briefly explain any four categories of agent environments (4 Marks)
f) Explain three main objectives of artificial intelligence (3 Marks)
g) Describe what an intelligent agent is (1 Mark)
h) Consider the following pay off matrix for game of chicken model
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Identify the following and give justify your answer (4 Marks)
i) The dominant strategy
ii) Strategies in Nash equilibrium
iii) pareto efficient outcome
iv) The worst strategy
QUESTION TWO
a) Briefly explain the meaning of the following terms.
i) Distributed intelligent agent system (2 Marks)
ii) BDI architecture (2 Marks)
b) Describe four differences between agents and conventional Programs (4 Marks)
c) Distinguish between symbolic and reactive architectures. Give one example for each (2 Marks)
d) Describe three different types of agents. Use diagrams to illustrate your answer (6 Marks)
e) An agent structure consists of four main elements. State and explain each of these elements
(4 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Briefly explain four causes of agent development failures. (4 Marks)
b) Describe two tasks that can be performed by intelligent agents. Describe using examples each of
these tasks. (4 Marks)
c) Explain any four features of a good agent development methodology (4 Marks)
d) State and explain three types of agent’s development methodologies (6 Marks)
e) Explain any two features of agent intentions (2 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Briefly explain the meaning of the following terms in the context of distributed intelligent agents.
i) Speech Acts (2 Marks)
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ii) Argumentation (2 Marks)
iii) Nash Equilibrium (2 Marks)
b) State and explain five types of speech acts. Give one example for each (5 Marks)
c) There are two main components of speech acts. Briefly explain each of these acts. Use examples to
illustrate your answer. (4 Marks)
d) Describe the following agent communication languages. Give an example of dialog in each case
(4 Marks)
e) Briefly describe the similarity between objects and intelligent agents. (1 Mark)
QUESTION FIVE
a) State and explain three application areas where distributed intelligent agents can be. Give one
example for each application area. (6 Marks)
b) Distinguish between benevolent and self-interested agents. (2 Marks)
c) There are two main modes of cooperative problem solving. Briefly describe each of them
(2 Marks)
d) Briefly describe contra net approach in the context of intelligent agent technology (3 Marks)
e) Explain four responsibilities of a contractor in a contract net problem (4 Marks)
f) There are several desirable properties of an agent’s negotiation mechanism. Describe any three of
these properties. (3 Marks)

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