In Engineering, the Term That Refers to the Sum of All

question 5

Multiple Choice

In engineering, the term that refers to the sum of all costs that are associated with a structure, a service, or a product during its life span is

• A) life-cycle cost.
• B) life-span cost.
• C) sustainability cost.
• D) total cost.

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Definitions:

Calculation

The process of determining a mathematical result or solving a numerical problem.

Natural Language Processing

A subfield of linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, particularly how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data.

Knowledge Representation

Techniques used in artificial intelligence to define the world, entities, and the relationships between them in a manner that a computer can understand.

Artificial Intelligence

Machines, particularly computer systems, mimicking human cognitive functions such as learning, reasoning, and self-correcting.