DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.C.A./M.C.A. (Lateral) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2017.
Sixth Semester
AGENT BASED INTELLIGENT SYSTEM
(2010 Academic Year Onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Give a brief note on Rational Agents.
2. What is the need for optimal decision in games? Explain.
3. Write short notes on Resolution Strategies.
4. Explain the State- Space search.
5. Give a brief note on Conditional Planning.
6. Explain the Utility Theorem.
7. Bring out the significance of Knowledge in Learning.
8. Give a brief note on Reinforcement Learning.
Sub. Code
603
DE-703
2
Ws9
PART B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Give a detailed description on agents and the nature of
environments.
10. Illustrate the concept of problem solving with an
example.
11. Describe the syntax and semantics of First-order logic.
12. Give a detailed note on forward chaining.
13. Explain the planning problem.
14. Give a detailed description on Bayesian networks.
15. Bring out the significance of communication for agents.