Code No: 75233/MT

NR
M.Tech. – II Semester Regular Examinations, September, 2008

GENETIC ALGORITHMS
(Neural Networks)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks:60

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) What is genetic algorithm?

b) How are genetic Algorithms different from traditional methods.

2.a) Give evolving history of Neural Networks.

b) How Genetic algorithms are helpful in problem solving.

3. Illustrate with an example the Schemata Processing at work.

4.a) Give the basic mechanism to implement the selection

b) Compare and contrast crossover and mixing.

5.a) Write a program for SGA

b) Write a function ‘Mutation’ that implements a single bit point
mutation.

6. Explain any two applications of Genetic Algorithms in detail?

7. Discuss advance operator and techniques in Genetic search?

8. Discuss the following:

a) Asymptotic Behaviour
b) Genetic Base search.

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