In your own words discuss the differences in training between the perceptron and a feed

forward neural network that is using a back propagation algorithm.

What is a perceptron?
Perceptrons can be viewed as the "building blocks in a single layer in a neural network"
[CITATION Ger19 \l 1033 ]. There are four aspects of this building block, which include 1) input
values, 2) weights and bias, 3) net sum and 4) activation function. No matter how complex the
statement, the ultimate point of a perceptron is to figure out if the output will be a one or a
zero.

What is a feed forward neural network that uses a back propagation algorithm?
A feed forward neural network is the most simple of the artificial neural network types and
creates a system where nodes never create a cycle [ CITATION Gur1 \l 1033 ]. Because of its
simplicity, in this network data will always go the same direction and never backwards – hence
the name "feed forward". Back propagation is often added to force the errors back through the
algorithm and thus train it. This essentially creates a loop within the program.

The biggest difference between a perceptron and a feed forward neural network that uses a
back propagation algorithm is the direction of data [ CITATION Ger19 \l 1033 ]. In a perceptron,
data only moves forward, much like the feed forward algorithm. However, with the back
propagation algorithm data moves in a loop, forward and backward through the network
[ CITATION Gur1 \l 1033 ]. This also means that training the perceptron will be more difficult
whereas the back propagation algorithm can somewhat train itself by feeding the errors back
through and gleaning from them.

References:
Guru99. (n.d.). Back Propagation Neural Network: What is Backpropagation Algorithm in
Machine Learning? Retrieved from Guru99: https://www.guru99.com/backpropogation-
neural-network.html
Saporito, G. (2019, September 17). What is a perceptron? Retrieved from Towards Data Science:
https://towardsdatascience.com/what-is-a-perceptron-210a50190c3b

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