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    TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA

    INSTITUTE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS


    DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION
    TECHNOLOGY
    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR:
    BSC. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    ICS2405: KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
    END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION
    SERIES: APRIL 2016
    TIME: 2HOURS
    DATE: Pick Date Apr 2016
    Instructions to Candidates
    You should have the following for this examination
    -Answer Booklet, examination pass and student ID
    This paper consists of Choose No questions. Attempt question ONE (Compulsory) and any other
    TWO questions.
    Do not write on the question paper.

    Question ONE

    (a) Briefly outline the criteria necessary for building successful Knowledge Based Systems
    within commercial organizations [10]

    b) Knowledge based Systems (KBSs) are developed to deal with particular application domains
    in which alternative techniques are unable to produce reliable and manageable solutions.
    Identify and discuss five aspects of human intelligence that could be used to characterize
    intelligent knowledge-based systems.[10 Marks]

    c) Convert the following to standard predicate logic using predicates [10 marks]
     Someone walks and talks.
     Someone walks and someone talks.
     Anyone who loves everyone loves himself.
     If anyone cheats, everyone suffers.
     Everyone who Mary loves loves someone who is happy.

    Question TWO

    (a) It is claimed that knowledge acquisition is a major bottleneck in building Knowledge Based
    Systems. Discuss the basis for making this statement. [5]

    b) The knowledge embedded in Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) is frequently incomplete,


    inconsistent and incorrect. Given this, to what extent do you feel users of KBS should believe
    the outcomes from such systems? Justify the position you adopt. [5]

    4. Knowledge based Systems (KBS) are developed to deal with particular application domains in
    which elements of human intelligence are essential in producing solutions.

    i. Identify and discuss five aspects of human intelligence that could be used to
    characterize intelligent knowledge-based systems [10 Marks].

    Question THREE

    a) Using appropriate examples differentiate between the following:


    (i) Forward chaining and backward chaining. (4 Marks)
    (iii) Declarative and procedural knowledge (4
    Marks)
    iii) Knowledge based systems and information systems (4 Marks)

    b) . Describe briefly general methods that could be applied to elicit the knowledge
    needed to solve a small complex problem. (8 marks)

    Question FOUR

    a) Describe the main differences between rules and mathematical logic (in particular
    predicate logic) with respect to the representation and processing of knowledge. What
    are the respective advantages and problems?[8 Marks]
    b) Draw a figure, and describe the components of a Knowledge Based System and their
    relationships.[8 Marks]

    c) Convert the following to standard predicate logic using predicates


     Everyone who walks is calm.
     No one who runs walks.
     Someone walks and someone talks.[6 Marks]

    Question FIVE

    a) Tasty (cheese)
    Tasty (bread)
    Made-from (cheese, milk)
    Made_from (bread, flour)
    Has(milk,calcium)
    Has(flour,carbohydrate)

    Based on the facts above formulate a rule based clause using X,Y,Z to show that bread
    contains carbohydrate, therefore bread is made from flour and flour has carbohydrate
    [4 marks]
    b) The following symbols ϶ and ɏ are used in predicate calculus sentences. What are the
    name given to each of these symbols and what are the differences between them? [6
    marks]
    c) Prolog clauses can either be facts or rules. What is the difference between a fact and a
    rule. Give an example of each [6 marks]
    d) Define the following terms in predicate calculus :
    i. Variable symbols [2 marks]
    ii. Function symbols [2 marks]

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