Sikkim-Manipal University of Health Medical and Technological Sciences (SMUHMTS) 2009 B.C.A Computer Application BC005901 Artificial Intelligence Assignment - Question Paper

August 2009
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) – Semester 6
BC005901 – Artificial Intelligence – four Credits
(Book ID: B1012)
Assignment Set – one (60 Marks)



ans all the ques.. six X10= 60
1. What are the achievements of AI?
2. Comment on “Heuristics are fallible.”
3. What are the Drawback/Complexity of A*?
4. What various types of knowledge need to be represented in AI?
5. Explain the process of Skolemization. How is this accomplished?. provide suitable examples in support of your ans.
6. What is the basic idea of Partitioned Semantic Network?
7. Name and discuss various components of a script.
8. What was the primary aim of Dendral Expert System?
9. . Explain the process of Theory Driven Discovery.
10. discuss the meaning of the subsequent Rule in Prolog:
grandparent(X, Y) :-
parent(X, Z),
parent(Z, Y).

August 2009
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) – Semester 6
BC005901 – Artificial Intelligence – four Credits
(Book ID: B1012)
Assignment Set – two (60 Marks)


ans all the ques.. six X10= 60

1. Give the classification of various kinds of tasks of AI.
2. discuss briefly the process of matching production rules against working memory.
3. Comment on “Best-First is a combination of depth 1st and breadth 1st searches.”
4. discuss the properties of knowledge representation systems.
5. discuss the various strategies for the selection of clauses to be resolved.
6. elaborate the disadvantages of using frames.
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Conceptual Dependency.
8. Give the architecture of an Expert system and briefly provide a light to Expert System Shell.
9. discuss Transformational Analogy by taking a suitable example.
10. discuss Rules in Prolog by taking suitable examples.

Earning:   Approval pending.