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Heuristic Search MCQ

10 Conceptual Questions with In-Depth Technical Explanations

Explore informed search: A* algorithm, admissible heuristics, consistent heuristics, Greedy Best-First, and evaluation function f(n)=g(n)+h(n).

Heuristic Search Questions

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10 Questions
1

What is a 'Heuristic Function' h(n) in AI informed search?

2

What is the evaluation function f(n) used in the A* Search algorithm?

3

What does it mean for a heuristic h(n) to be 'Admissible'?

4

What does it mean for a heuristic h(n) to be 'Consistent' (or Monotonic)?

5

What is Greedy Best-First Search, and what is its primary operational flaw?

6

If heuristic h_2(n) >= h_1(n) for all non-goal nodes n, and both are admissible, what is said about h_2 compared to h_1?

7

Which heuristic is admissible for solving the 8-puzzle (or 15-puzzle) tile sliding game?

8

What is IDA* (Iterative Deepening A*) search?

9

What is the Straight-Line Distance (Euclidean Distance as the crow flies) heuristic used in pathfinding maps?

10

What is Weighted A* (W-A*) search, and why is it used in robotics and gaming?

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