MITS5509

Intelligent Systems for Analytics

Activity of Lesson - 10

Oct 2019
MITS5509 Activity 10

Review Questions

1. What is a search approach?

2. List the different problem-solving search methods.

3. Define genetic algorithm?

4. Describe the evolution process in genetic algorithms. How is it similar to biological evolution?

5. Describe the major genetic algorithm operators?

6. List major areas of genetic algorithm application.

7. Describe in detail three genetic algorithm applications.

8. List the characteristics of simulation.

9. List the advantages and disadvantages of simulation.

10. List and describe the steps in the methodology of simulation.

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MITS5509 Activity 10

Practice Questions

1. What are the practical limits to blind searching??

2. How are algorithms and heuristic search methods similar? How are they different?
3. Define visual simulation and compare it to conventional simulation.
4. Describe the features of VIS (i.e., VIM) that make it attractive for decision makers?
5. What is the purpose of a causal loop diagram??

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