InterviewSolution
This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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When do we call the states are safely explored?(a) A goal state is unreachable from any state(b) A goal state is denied access(c) A goal state is reachable from every state(d) None of the mentionedI got this question during a job interview.This interesting question is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (c) A goal state is REACHABLE from every state To explain: NONE. |
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Constraint Propagation technique actually modifies the CSP problem.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.My question is taken from Constraints Satisfaction Problems in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct option is (a) True |
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Backtracking is based on ____________(a) Last in first out(b) First in first out(c) Recursion(d) Both Last in first out & RecursionI got this question in quiz.My question comes from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT option is (d) Both Last in first out & Recursion |
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Language/Languages used for programming Constraint Programming includes ____________(a) Prolog(b) C#(c) C(d) FortrunI have been asked this question in an interview for job.The query is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct ANSWER is (a) Prolog |
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Flexible CSPs relax on _______(a) Constraints(b) Current State(c) Initial State(d) Goal StateI had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.The origin of the question is Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT choice is (a) Constraints |
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Consider a problem of preparing a schedule for a class of student. What type of problem is this?(a) Search Problem(b) Backtrack Problem(c) CSP(d) Planning ProblemI have been asked this question in an interview.The doubt is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct choice is (c) CSP |
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____________ is/are useful when the original formulation of a problem is altered in some way, typically because the set of constraints to consider evolves because of the environment.(a) Static CSPs(b) Dynamic CSPs(c) Flexible CSPs(d) None of the mentionedI had been asked this question in a job interview.I'd like to ask this question from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» RIGHT answer is (b) Dynamic CSPs For explanation: REFER to the DEFINITION of Dynamic CSPs algorithm. |
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Solving a constraint satisfaction problem on a finite domain is an/a ___________ problem with respect to the domain size.(a) P complete(b) NP complete(c) NP hard(d) Domain dependentThe question was asked in final exam.Query is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Constraint satisfaction problems on finite domains are typically solved using a form of ___________(a) Search Algorithms(b) Heuristic Search Algorithms(c) Greedy Search Algorithms(d) All of the mentionedThis question was posed to me during an interview.My doubt is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» CORRECT answer is (d) All of the mentioned Easiest explanation: Any SEARCH TECHNIQUES can be USED |
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The BACKTRACKING-SEARCH algorithm in Figure 5.3 has a very simple policy for what to do when a branch of the search fails: back up to the preceding variable and try a different value for it. This is called chronological-backtracking. It is also possible to go all the way to set of variable that caused failure.(a) True(b) FalseI had been asked this question in a national level competition.Question is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (a) True To ELABORATE: INTELLIGENT BACKTRACKING |
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To overcome the need to backtrack in constraint satisfaction problem can be eliminated by ____________(a) Forward Searching(b) Constraint Propagation(c) Backtrack after a forward search(d) Omitting the constraints and focusing only on goalsThis question was addressed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.The doubt is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right answer is (a) Forward Searching |
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The term ___________ is used for a depth-first search that chooses values for one variable at a time and returns when a variable has no legal values left to assign.(a) Forward search(b) Backtrack search(c) Hill algorithm(d) Reverse-Down-Hill searchThis question was posed to me in an interview for internship.Asked question is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right ANSWER is (B) BACKTRACK search |
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Which of the Following problems can be modeled as CSP?(a) 8-Puzzle problem(b) 8-Queen problem(c) Map coloring problem(d) All of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me during an online interview.Query is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right answer is (d) All of the mentioned |
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What among the following constitutes to the incremental formulation of CSP?(a) Path cost(b) Goal cost(c) Successor function(d) All of the mentionedI have been asked this question in an online quiz.Question is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right answer is (d) All of the mentioned |
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_________________ are mathematical problems defined as a set of objects whose state must satisfy a number of constraints or limitations.(a) Constraints Satisfaction Problems(b) Uninformed Search Problems(c) Local Search Problems(d) All of the mentionedI have been asked this question in semester exam.Question is from Constraints Satisfaction Problems topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct ANSWER is (a) Constraints SATISFACTION Problems |
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What are the two main features of Genetic Algorithm?(a) Fitness function & Crossover techniques(b) Crossover techniques & Random mutation(c) Individuals among the population & Random mutation(d) Random mutation & Fitness functionI have been asked this question at a job interview.Question is from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct CHOICE is (a) Fitness FUNCTION & Crossover techniques |
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A genetic algorithm (or GA) is a variant of stochastic beam search in which successor states are generated by combining two parent states, rather than by modifying a single state.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was asked in my homework.This key question is from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct choice is (a) True |
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Hill climbing sometimes called ____________ because it grabs a good neighbor state without thinking ahead about where to go next.(a) Needy local search(b) Heuristic local search(c) Greedy local search(d) Optimal local searchThe question was asked in an interview.The query is from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct OPTION is (C) Greedy LOCAL search |
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___________ algorithm keeps track of k states rather than just one.(a) Hill-Climbing search(b) Local Beam search(c) Stochastic hill-climbing search(d) Random restart hill-climbing searchI have been asked this question in a national level competition.My question is based upon Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct ANSWER is (b) Local Beam SEARCH |
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Hill-Climbing approach stuck for which of the following reasons?(a) Local maxima(b) Ridges(c) Plateaux(d) All of the mentionedI had been asked this question in a job interview.My question is taken from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct option is (d) All of the mentioned |
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Stochastic hill climbing chooses at random from among the uphill moves; the probability of selection can vary with the steepness of the uphil1 move.(a) True(b) FalseI had been asked this question in homework.I need to ask this question from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT ANSWER is (a) True |
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What are the main cons of hill-climbing search?(a) Terminates at local optimum & Does not find optimum solution(b) Terminates at global optimum & Does not find optimum solution(c) Does not find optimum solution & Fail to find a solution(d) Fail to find a solutionThis question was addressed to me in unit test.This question is from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct ANSWER is (a) Terminates at local OPTIMUM & Does not FIND optimum solution |
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When will Hill-Climbing algorithm terminate?(a) Stopping criterion met(b) Global Min/Max is achieved(c) No neighbor has higher value(d) All of the mentionedThe question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.I need to ask this question from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT option is (c) No neighbor has HIGHER VALUE |
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Though local search algorithms are not systematic, key advantages would include __________(a) Less memory(b) More time(c) Finds a solution in large infinite space(d) Less memory & Finds a solution in large infinite spaceI had been asked this question during an online exam.I want to ask this question from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right answer is (d) Less memory & Finds a solution in LARGE infinite space |
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_______________ Is an algorithm, a loop that continually moves in the direction of increasing value – that is uphill.(a) Up-Hill Search(b) Hill-Climbing(c) Hill algorithm(d) Reverse-Down-Hill searchI had been asked this question in an interview for internship.Query is from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right ANSWER is (B) Hill-Climbing |
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In many problems the path to goal is irrelevant, this class of problems can be solved using ____________(a) Informed Search Techniques(b) Uninformed Search Techniques(c) Local Search Techniques(d) Informed & Uninformed Search TechniquesI have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.This interesting question is from Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct option is (C) Local Search Techniques |
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A complete, local search algorithm always finds goal if one exists, an optimal algorithm always finds a global minimum/maximum.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was addressed to me in an online quiz.My question is based upon Local Search Problems and Optimization Problems in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right answer is (a) True |
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What is the evaluation function in A* approach?(a) Heuristic function(b) Path cost from start node to current node(c) Path cost from start node to current node + Heuristic cost(d) Average of Path cost from start node to current node and Heuristic costI have been asked this question in an online quiz.This key question is from Informed Search and Exploration topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct ANSWER is (c) Path cost from start NODE to current node + Heuristic cost |
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What is the space complexity of Greedy search?(a) O(b)(b) O(bl)(c) O(m)(d) O(bm)I got this question during an online interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of Informed Search and Exploration topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct answer is (d) O(bm) |
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What is the evaluation function in greedy approach?(a) Heuristic function(b) Path cost from start node to current node(c) Path cost from start node to current node + Heuristic cost(d) Average of Path cost from start node to current node and Heuristic costThis question was addressed to me in an online interview.The question is from Informed Search and Exploration in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct option is (a) Heuristic function |
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Greedy search strategy chooses the node for expansion in ___________(a) Shallowest(b) Deepest(c) The one closest to the goal node(d) Minimum heuristic costI have been asked this question in quiz.This key question is from Informed Search and Exploration topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct choice is (c) The ONE closest to the goal node |
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Heuristic function h(n) is ________(a) Lowest path cost(b) Cheapest path from root to goal node(c) Estimated cost of cheapest path from root to goal node(d) Average path costThis question was posed to me during an interview.My question is based upon Informed Search and Exploration topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct answer is (C) Estimated COST of CHEAPEST path from root to GOAL node |
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The name “best-first search” is a venerable but inaccurate one. After all, if we could really expand the best node first, it would not be a search at all; it would be a straight march to the goal. All we can do is choose the node that appears to be best according to the evaluation function.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me in a job interview.The above asked question is from Informed Search and Exploration topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct CHOICE is (a) True |
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Best-First search can be implemented using the following data structure.(a) Queue(b) Stack(c) Priority Queue(d) Circular QueueI had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question comes from Informed Search and Exploration in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct option is (c) Priority Queue |
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Best-First search is a type of informed search, which uses ________________ to choose the best next node for expansion.(a) Evaluation function returning lowest evaluation(b) Evaluation function returning highest evaluation(c) Evaluation function returning lowest & highest evaluation(d) None of them is applicableI had been asked this question in semester exam.This interesting question is from Informed Search and Exploration topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT OPTION is (a) Evaluation FUNCTION RETURNING lowest evaluation |
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Uninformed search strategies are better than informed search strategies.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question comes from Informed Search and Exploration in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct choice is (B) False |
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The search strategy the uses a problem specific knowledge is known as ___________(a) Informed Search(b) Best First Search(c) Heuristic Search(d) All of the mentionedI have been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.This interesting question is from Informed Search and Exploration in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT answer is (d) All of the mentioned |
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A* algorithm is based on ___________(a) Breadth-First-Search(b) Depth-First –Search(c) Best-First-Search(d) Hill climbingI had been asked this question during an online interview.Origin of the question is Informed Search and Exploration in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct answer is (c) Best-First-Search |
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Which search method will expand the node that is closest to the goal?(a) Best-first search(b) Greedy best-first search(c) A* search(d) None of the mentionedThis question was posed to me during an internship interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of Informed Search Strategy topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT OPTION is (B) Greedy best-first search |
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Which is used to improve the performance of heuristic search?(a) Quality of nodes(b) Quality of heuristic function(c) Simple form of nodes(d) None of the mentionedThe question was posed to me in an international level competition.I want to ask this question from Informed Search Strategy topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct ANSWER is (b) QUALITY of heuristic function |
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A heuristic is a way of trying ___________(a) To discover something or an idea embedded in a program(b) To search and measure how far a node in a search tree seems to be from a goal(c) To compare two nodes in a search tree to see if one is better than another(d) All of the mentionedI have been asked this question in a job interview.My question is taken from Informed Search and Exploration in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The CORRECT answer is (d) All of the mentioned |
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Which search is complete and optimal when h(n) is consistent?(a) Best-first search(b) Depth-first search(c) Both Best-first & Depth-first search(d) A* searchThis question was posed to me in an interview for internship.Question is taken from Informed Search Strategy topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Which method is used to search better by learning?(a) Best-first search(b) Depth-first search(c) Metalevel state space(d) None of the mentionedI got this question in final exam.This interesting question is from Informed Search Strategy in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right OPTION is (c) Metalevel state space |
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Which search uses only the linear space for searching?(a) Best-first search(b) Recursive best-first search(c) Depth-first search(d) None of the mentionedI had been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.I'd like to ask this question from Informed Search Strategy topic in section Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» The correct CHOICE is (b) Recursive best-first search |
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What is the heuristic function of greedy best-first search?(a) f(n) != h(n)(b) f(n) < h(n)(c) f(n) = h(n)(d) f(n) > h(n)I have been asked this question in a national level competition.My question comes from Informed Search Strategy topic in division Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» RIGHT option is (C) f(N) = h(n) The BEST I can explain: None. |
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Which function will select the lowest expansion node at first for evaluation?(a) Greedy best-first search(b) Best-first search(c) Depth-first search(d) None of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in quiz.The question is from Informed Search Strategy in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Right answer is (B) Best-first search |
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Which search uses the problem specific knowledge beyond the definition of the problem?(a) Informed search(b) Depth-first search(c) Breadth-first search(d) Uninformed searchThis question was addressed to me during an internship interview.My question is based upon Informed Search Strategy in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» RIGHT option is (a) Informed SEARCH The best explanation: Informed search can SOLVE the PROBLEM beyond the function definition, So does it can find the SOLUTION more efficiently. |
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Breadth-first search always expands the ______ node in the current fringe of the search tree.(a) Shallowest(b) Child node(c) Deepest(d) Minimum costThis question was posed to me during an interview.I need to ask this question from Uninformed Search and Exploration topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct ANSWER is (a) Shallowest |
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How many types of informed search method are in artificial intelligence?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4I got this question during an interview for a job.Question is from Informed Search Strategy topic in chapter Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct option is (d) 4 |
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What is the other name of informed search strategy?(a) Simple search(b) Heuristic search(c) Online search(d) None of the mentionedThis question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.This key question is from Informed Search Strategy topic in portion Problem Solving of Artificial Intelligence |
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Answer» Correct choice is (B) Heuristic SEARCH |
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