Question Paper Code : 20871
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023.
Fourth Semester
Computer Science and Engineering
CS 3491 — ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
(Common to : Biomedical Engineering/Computer Science and Design/Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)/Computer and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering/Medical Electronics/Information Technology)
(Regulations 2021)
Answer ALL questions.
PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks)
- 1.
List the characteristics of AI.
- 2.
What are agents for AI and software doing?
- 3.
Differentiate logical and probabilistic assertions.
- 4.
Why a hybrid Bayesian network is called as such?
- 5.
What is the niche of machine learning?
- 6.
State the logic behind Gaussian processes.
- 7.
When does an algorithm become unstable?
- 8.
Why is the smoothing parameter h need to be optimal?
- 9.
Differentiate computer and human brain.
- 10.
Show the perceptron that calculates parity of it's three inputs.
PART B — (5 × 13 = 65 marks)
- 11.(a)
Explain iterative deepening search algorithm with an example.
- Or
- (b)
Discuss in detail about hill climbing algorithm by using 8-queens problem.
- 12.(a)
Demonstrate the use of Bayes' rule with an example in a doctor finding the probability P (disease / symptoms) before and after the decease becomes epidemic.
- Or
- (b)
Briefly explain about how the sustainability of enumeration algorithm can be improved.
- 13.(a)
Describe the general procedure of random forest algorithm.
- Or
- (b)
With a suitable example explain knowledge extraction in detail.
- 14.(a)
Assume an image has pixel size 240 x 180. Elaborate how K means clustering can be used to achieve lossy data compression of that image.
- Or
- (b)
Explain in detail about combining multiple classifiers by voting.
- 15.(a)
Elaborate the process of training hidden layers by ReLU in deep networks.
- Or
- (b)
Briefly explain hints and the different ways it can be used.
PART C — (1 × 15 = 15 marks)
- 16.(a)
Consider the statement "Stocks rallied on Monday, with major indexes gaining 1% as optimism persisted over the first quarter earnings season". Taken from a news article. Design a naive Bayes model to classify the statement into appropriate category.
- Or
- (b)
Construct a training dataset. By using it, demonstrate the AdaBoost algorithm that makes an ensemble classifier.