Genetic Algorithms

question 19

Multiple Choice

Genetic algorithms:

• A) represent knowledge as groups of characteristics.
• B) are software programs that work in the background to carry out specific, repetitive tasks.
• C) develop solutions to particular problems using techniques such as mutation, crossover, and selection.
• D) "learn" patterns from large quantities of data by sifting through data.
• E) have a large number of sensing and processing nodes that continuously interact with each other.

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Definitions:

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