COS3751 EXAM PACK
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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/October/November 2022
COS3751
Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
100 Marks
Duration 2 Hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: Prof F Bankole
SECOND: Prof E van der Poel
EXTERNAL: Prof S Viriri
Use of non-programmable calculator is permissible
Take home examination
This paper consists of 8 pages.
Instructions
1. You are expected to provide your own answers to the questions. Getting
answers from the Internet (or other sources) could result in disciplinary
action.
2. You may type your answers in a word processor (and then print to PDF for
submission) or handwrite your answers (and then scan to PDF).
3. Answer all questions.
4. The mark for each question is given in brackets next to each question.
5. Read each question carefully before answering: always make sure you
provide an answer to what is being asked.
6. Follow the instructions as sent to you by the university to submit your
answers.
7. Make sure you leave yourself enough time to upload your answers before
the end of the allowed time.
Remember to complete the Honesty Declaration when submitting your
answers. By submitting your answers, you are confirming that this is your
own, unaided work.
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QUESTION PAPER 2 October/November 2022
Question 1 Intelligent Agents & State Space [15]
(a) Explain the term “fully observable environment” in Artificial Intelligence. (5)
(b) What is deterministic or stochastic environment? Describe your response using a game of chess. (5)
(c) Distinguish between discrete and continuous environment. Give an example of each. (5)
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QUESTION PAPER 3 October/November 2021
Question 2 Searching [17]
(a) Define the concept abstraction and why is it important in state description? (3)
(b) Considering the following diagram:
(i) Employing an A-star search, where L is the goal whereby there is horizontally and vertically movement
and the cost to move from one square to the next is 1 while employing Manhattan-distance heuristic.
Supposing the start node is S. Calculate the frontier after S is expanded. Include f, g, h values for each
node place in the frontier. (6)
(ii) Identify all nodes that will be expanded using A-star search? (8)
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2024
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT
EMAIL:
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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/October/November 2022
COS3751
Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
100 Marks
Duration 2 Hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: Prof F Bankole
SECOND: Prof E van der Poel
EXTERNAL: Prof S Viriri
Use of non-programmable calculator is permissible
Take home examination
This paper consists of 8 pages.
Instructions
1. You are expected to provide your own answers to the questions. Getting
answers from the Internet (or other sources) could result in disciplinary
action.
2. You may type your answers in a word processor (and then print to PDF for
submission) or handwrite your answers (and then scan to PDF).
3. Answer all questions.
4. The mark for each question is given in brackets next to each question.
5. Read each question carefully before answering: always make sure you
provide an answer to what is being asked.
6. Follow the instructions as sent to you by the university to submit your
answers.
7. Make sure you leave yourself enough time to upload your answers before
the end of the allowed time.
Remember to complete the Honesty Declaration when submitting your
answers. By submitting your answers, you are confirming that this is your
own, unaided work.
[TURN PAGE]
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QUESTION PAPER 2 October/November 2022
Question 1 Intelligent Agents & State Space [15]
(a) Explain the term “fully observable environment” in Artificial Intelligence. (5)
(b) What is deterministic or stochastic environment? Describe your response using a game of chess. (5)
(c) Distinguish between discrete and continuous environment. Give an example of each. (5)
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QUESTION PAPER 3 October/November 2021
Question 2 Searching [17]
(a) Define the concept abstraction and why is it important in state description? (3)
(b) Considering the following diagram:
(i) Employing an A-star search, where L is the goal whereby there is horizontally and vertically movement
and the cost to move from one square to the next is 1 while employing Manhattan-distance heuristic.
Supposing the start node is S. Calculate the frontier after S is expanded. Include f, g, h values for each
node place in the frontier. (6)
(ii) Identify all nodes that will be expanded using A-star search? (8)
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