Neural networks excel at ________________

Can learn and recognize patterns and can apply that learning to the unknown.

Expert systems can learn and change their own programming.

A new washing machine is being developed that can detect when clothes are clean and then switch over to the rinse cycles. It applies which of the following?

In an expert system, questions are asked until your answers can be matched to the facts and rules in the system that point to a solution.

Those in attendance at a recent Super Bowl unknowingly had their faces scanned by surveillance equipment and the resulting image of each person was compared to a database of “known troublemakers.” Which of the following forms of artificial intelligence made it possible to achieve these matches?

You are a sales representative for a publisher of college textbooks. Your sales area includes the states of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas. There are many college campuses spread throughout this six state area. Your goal is to visit each campus, but you want to make sure that you arrange your campus visits so that you travel the least amount of distance (in miles) between all of the different campuses. What type of information technology system will you use to determine the BEST ROUTE for you to take?

You are using a computer system that asks you questions regarding dogs and your preferred characteristics. When you have answered a sufficient number of questions, the system makes a recommendation regarding the type of dog that you should purchase. This system is a:

Cam McConkey plans to retire. With her absence will go years of experience and related knowledge. A(n) ___________ may be used to capture this information before she leaves.

An expert system is fundamentally the same as a DSS.