Subject
Computer Science
Topic
Artificial Intelligence
What is the main function of the inference engine in an expert system?
What is the main function of the inference engine in an expert system?
a)
To store factsb)
To apply rules to known facts to deduce new factsc)
To communicate with usersd)
To translate user queriesExplanation
The inference engine is the reasoning part; it uses forward or backward chaining over the knowledge base.Related questions
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