What is called as bidirectional search?

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The idea behind bidirectional search is to simultaneously search both forward from the initial state & backward from the goal & stop when the two searches meet in the middle.

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Last Answer : a) True

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Last Answer : d) All of the mentioned

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Last Answer : a) Depth-limited search

Description : Which algorithm is used to solve any kind of problem? a) Breadth-first algorithm b) Tree algorithm c) Bidirectional search algorithm d) None of the mentioned

Last Answer : b) Tree algorithm

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Last Answer : b) Breadth-first search

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Last Answer : d. cognitive science

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Last Answer : b) Hash table of previously seen positions

Description : The BACKTRACKING-SEARCH algorithm in Figure 5.3 has a very simple policy for what to do when a branch of the search fails: back up to the preceding variable and try a different value for it. This is ... also possible to go all the way to set of variable that caused failure. a) True b) False

Last Answer : a) True

Description : Hill climbing sometimes called ____________ because it grabs a good neighbor state without thinking ahead about where to go next. a) Needy local search b) Heuristic local search c) Greedy local search d) Optimal local search

Last Answer : c) Greedy local search

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Last Answer : a) Uninformed search

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Last Answer : a) True

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Last Answer : c) Small search space

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Last Answer : b) The entire tree so far been generated must be stored in BFS

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Last Answer : a) Search & Logic

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Last Answer : b) Graphplan

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Last Answer : b) Least commitment

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Description : Which of the following search belongs to totally ordered plan search? a) Forward state-space search b) Hill-climbing search c) Depth-first search d) Breadth-first search

Last Answer : a) Forward state-space search

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Last Answer : d) Unify algorithm

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Last Answer : 1) Intersection Search

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Last Answer : a) Deductive Systems

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Last Answer : b) Depth-first search

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Last Answer : a) Pruned leaves x and y

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Last Answer : c) Alpha-beta pruning

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Last Answer : a) Progression planning

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Last Answer : d) Both Preconditions & Effects

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