Download 20 July 2010 100 hour course period 5 artificial Intelligence and

20 July 2010 100 hour course period 5
artificial Intelligence and automated systems
Create a heading Key Terms and write a definition for the following terms. Also add a
tube or image of each where possible.
Agent: in the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information
preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server.
Artificial intelligence: the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can
engage on behaviours that humans consider intelligent.
Data: numbers, characters, images, or other method of recording, in a form which can be
assessed by a human or (especially) input into a computer.
Demon: a program or part of a program which is not invoked explicitly, but that lays
dormant waiting for some condition(s) to occur.
Expert system: a computer program that contains a knowledge base and a set of
algorithms or rules that infer new facts from knowledge and from incoming data.
Formula: a sequence of symbols representing terms, predicates, connectives and
quantifiers which is either true or false.
Goal seeking: the ability to calculate a formula backward to obtain a desired input.
Heuristics: serving to indicate or point out.
Intelligence: capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental
activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
Intelligent system: an intelligent system learns how to act so it can reach its objectives.
Knowledge base: the part of an expert system that contains the facts and rules needed to
solve problems.
Model: a simplified description of a real-world system or process.
Neural network: a computer model designed to simulate the behaviour of biological neural
networks, as in pattern recognition, language processing, and problem solving, with the goal
of self-directed information processing.
Simulation: attempting to predict aspects of the behaviour of some system by creating an
approximate (mathematical) model of it. Typical examples are aircraft flight simulators or
electronic circuit simulators.
Simulator: a simulation that runs on specially designed hardware
Turing Test: a test for artificial intelligence. A person uses text messages to communicate
with either another person or a computer, neither of which they can see. If the person is
unable to tell the difference between the two, the computer program is displaying artificial
intelligence.
Variable: a general name for a data value that can be changed by a program. In
programming, a variable is the name given to a location used to store data.
What-if prediction: making a change to the value of at least one variable to see its effect on
a model or simulation.
Glossary in IST textbook will explain in further detail.
Agent:
Artificial intelligence:
Data:
Demon:
Expert system:
Formula:
Goal seeking:
Heuristics:
Intelligence:
Intelligent systems:
Knowledge base:
Model:
Neural network:
Simulation:
Simulator:
Turing Test: