What Do Cargo Transport Systems, Book Distribution Centers, the Video

question 113

Multiple Choice

What do cargo transport systems, book distribution centers, the video game market, a flu epidemic, and an ant colony have in common?

• A) They are all expert systems and thus share some characteristics.
• B) They are all genetic algorithm systems and thus share some characteristics.
• C) They are all neural network systems and thus share some characteristics.
• D) They are all complex adaptive systems and thus share some characteristics.

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