Expert Systems

What is the role of the inference engine in an expert system?

• To apply rules to the knowledge base to draw conclusions

• To store all the data

• To display information to the user

• To acquire new knowledge

Who is responsible for acquiring knowledge in an expert system?

• Knowledge engineer

• Software developer

• System administrator

• End user

What is the main advantage of using expert systems in life insurance?

• They can evaluate complex cases using expert knowledge

• They can print documents faster

• They can store more data than humans

• They can replace all human workers

What is the primary function of heuristics in expert systems?

• To provide rules of thumb for problem-solving

• To store user data

• To manage hardware resources

• To encrypt information

Which of the following best describes the use of expert systems in medicine?

• They assist in diagnosis by applying expert knowledge to patient data

• They replace all doctors

• They manage hospital finances

• They schedule appointments

Which component of an expert system contains both factual and heuristic knowledge?

• Knowledge Base

• Inference Engine

• User Interface

• Expert System Shell

Which of the following best describes fuzzy logic as used in inference engines?

• It uses probabilities or degrees of truth instead of true and false

• It stores only factual knowledge

• It is used to design user interfaces

• It validates and verifies knowledge

Who provides the knowledge, experiences, and heuristics used in an expert system?

• Experts

• Knowledge Engineers

• Non-expert users

• Inference Engines

What is the main advantage of using an inference engine that can mimic human reasoning?

• It can solve problems by making the best possible decision given the input

• It can only store factual knowledge

• It provides a user interface for input

• It validates the knowledge in the database

Which of the following best describes the relationship between a domain expert and a knowledge engineer?

• The domain expert provides expertise, which the knowledge engineer structures into the knowledge base

• The knowledge engineer provides expertise to the domain expert

• The user interface connects the domain expert to the system

• The inference engine validates the knowledge engineer’s work