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RUN REVIEW 路 Algorithmics (HESS) 路 Units 3 & 4

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01 Which term best matches a system that makes predictions by following feature-based branches?
A decision tree This describes decision tree.
B neural network Does not fit this requirement.
C support vector machine Does not fit this requirement.
D Turing machine Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS3 路 Data-driven algorithms 路 answered at 100 ms

02 Which term best matches a system that seeks structure in unlabelled data?
A unsupervised learning This describes unsupervised learning.
B supervised learning Does not fit this requirement.
C backtracking Does not fit this requirement.
D formal verification Does not fit this requirement.

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03 An exponential-time algorithm on large inputs illustrates
A an undecidable problem Does not fit this requirement.
B a soft limit of computability The problem is computable but may be impractical.
C a syntax error Does not fit this requirement.
D a violation of Church鈥揟uring Does not fit this requirement.

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04 A* uses f(n) = g(n) + h(n). Which frontier node should it expand next?
A Node A: g = 2, h = 10, f = 12 f = 12; another node has a smaller f.
B Node B: g = 6, h = 5, f = 11 f = 11; another node has a smaller f.
C Node C: g = 9, h = 1, f = 10 f = 10; this is minimal.
D Node D: g = 4, h = 8, f = 12 f = 12; another node has a smaller f.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS2 路 A* search 路 answered at 100 ms

05 Personal messages are used as training data without users being informed. What is the most relevant issue?
A a complete graph Does not fit this requirement.
B dynamic programming Does not fit this requirement.
C lack of informed consent The scenario directly illustrates lack of informed consent.
D a polynomial reduction Does not fit this requirement.

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06 Lambda calculus is important in computability because it
A proves all algorithms efficient Does not fit this requirement.
B provides a model of computation equivalent in power to Turing machines The accepted statement is: provides a model of computation equivalent in power to Turing machines.
C requires machine learning Does not fit this requirement.
D sorts only numeric arrays Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS3 路 Computability 路 answered at 100 ms

07 Which term best matches a system that separates classes using a maximum-margin boundary?
A simulated annealing Does not fit this requirement.
B queue Does not fit this requirement.
C support vector machine This describes support vector machine.
D decision tree Does not fit this requirement.

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08 A research program must test quickly whether a username has already been used. Which ADT is most suitable?
A priority queue Does not fit this requirement.
B stack Does not fit this requirement.
C queue Does not fit this requirement.
D set A set models unique membership.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U3 AOS1 路 ADTs 路 answered at 100 ms

09 A max-priority queue removes the numerically highest priority first. Which job is removed?
A Job A (priority 6) A higher-priority job is present.
B Job B (priority 13) This has the highest priority.
C Job C (priority 9) A higher-priority job is present.
D Job D (priority 4) A higher-priority job is present.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U3 AOS1 路 Priority queues 路 answered at 100 ms

10 Assume constant-time primitive operations. What is the tightest Big-O bound for: For i from 1 to n: For j from 1 to n: constantWork()
A \(O(n^2)\) There are n 脳 n iterations.
B \(O(n)\) Does not fit this requirement.
C \(O(n \log n)\) Does not fit this requirement.
D \(O(2^n)\) Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS1 路 Time complexity 路 answered at 100 ms

11 One lookup in an unsorted list of five items. Which approach is most suitable?
A PageRank Does not fit this requirement.
B Prim's algorithm Does not fit this requirement.
C linear search linear search best matches the input and goal.
D Floyd鈥揥arshall Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS2 路 Selecting algorithms 路 answered at 100 ms

12 A campus planner needs shortest walking distances between every pair of buildings. Which tool is most fit for purpose?
A Floyd鈥揥arshall algorithm Floyd鈥揥arshall algorithm directly matches the stated requirement.
B Prim's algorithm Does not fit this requirement.
C Dijkstra鈥檚 algorithm Does not fit this requirement.
D Bellman鈥揊ord algorithm Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 Applied 路 graph algorithms 路 answered at 100 ms

13 Many membership queries on a large sorted array. Which approach is most suitable?
A linear search Does not fit this requirement.
B depth-first search Does not fit this requirement.
C hill climbing Does not fit this requirement.
D binary search binary search best matches the input and goal.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS2 路 Selecting algorithms 路 answered at 100 ms

14 A route finder combines distance travelled with estimated distance remaining. Which concept best matches this situation?
A A* A* directly matches the stated requirement.
B simulated annealing Does not fit this requirement.
C dynamic programming Does not fit this requirement.
D hill climbing Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 Applied 路 advanced design 路 answered at 100 ms

15 A school system must represent cities and the roads joining them. Which ADT is most suitable?
A stack Does not fit this requirement.
B graph A graph models entities and relationships.
C dictionary Does not fit this requirement.
D set Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U3 AOS1 路 ADTs 路 answered at 100 ms

16 A subgraph may contain
A edges absent from the original graph Does not fit this requirement.
B new vertices only Does not fit this requirement.
C every original edge only Does not fit this requirement.
D subsets of the original vertices and edges A subgraph uses only original vertices and edges.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U3 AOS1 路 Graphs 路 answered at 100 ms

17 Which concept is illustrated? A person follows symbol rules without understanding the language.
A Turing Test Does not fit this requirement.
B Master Theorem Does not fit this requirement.
C Chinese Room argument This is the standard description of Chinese Room argument.
D PageRank Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS3 路 Conceptions of AI 路 answered at 100 ms

18 If A* uses h(n) = 0 for every node with non-negative edge weights, it behaves like
A depth-first search Does not fit this requirement.
B Dijkstra鈥檚 algorithm Then priority is cost-so-far only.
C Prim's algorithm Does not fit this requirement.
D PageRank Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS2 路 Advanced design 路 answered at 100 ms

19 A* uses f(n) = g(n) + h(n). Which frontier node should it expand next?
A Node A: g = 3, h = 7, f = 10 f = 10; this is minimal.
B Node B: g = 5, h = 6, f = 11 f = 11; another node has a smaller f.
C Node C: g = 7, h = 3, f = 10 f = 10; another node has a smaller f.
D Node D: g = 8, h = 2, f = 10 f = 10; another node has a smaller f.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS2 路 A* search 路 answered at 100 ms

20 Use the supplied Master Theorem. What is T(n) if \(T(n)=2T(n/2)+O(n^1)\)?
A \(O(n^2)\) Does not fit this requirement.
B \(O(n)\) Does not fit this requirement.
C \(O(n \log n)\) Compare \(a=2\) with \(b^c=2\).
D \(O(n^3)\) Does not fit this requirement.

Written for icaijy.com 路 U4 AOS1 路 Recurrence relations 路 answered at 100 ms

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