An Inference Engine Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

An inference engine is:

• A) a data mining strategy used by intelligent agents
• B) the programming environment of an expert system
• C) a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks
• D) a methodology used to search through the rule base of an expert system
• E) the user interface of an expert system

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Definitions:

Resource Prices

The costs associated with acquiring the inputs or factors of production needed to produce goods or services, such as labor, raw materials, and capital.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or output, such as materials and labor.

Law of Diminishing Returns

The principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other inputs remain constant.

Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the cost of producing different quantities of output, typically illustrating concepts such as marginal and average costs.