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This set of Data Mining Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Data Mining Set 2

Q1 | Kohonen self-organizing map referred to
  • the process of finding the right formal representation of a certain body of knowledge in order to represent it in a knowledge-based system
  • it automatically maps an external signal space into a system\s internal representational space. they are useful in the performance of classification tasks
  • a process where an individual learns how to carry out a certain task when making a transition from a situation in which the task cannot be carried out to a situation in which the same\ task under the same circumstances can be carried out.
  • none of these
Q2 | Incremental learning referred to
  • machine-learning involving different techniques
  • the learning algorithmic analyzes the examples on a systematic basis and makes incremental adjustments to the theory that is learned
  • learning by generalizing from examples
  • none of these
Q3 | Knowledge engineering is
  • the process of finding the right formal representation of a certain body of knowledge in order to represent it in a knowledge-based system
  • it automatically maps an external signal space into a system\s internal representational space. they are useful in the performance of classification tasks.
  • a process where an individual learns how to carry out a certain task when making a transition from a situation in which the task cannot be carried out to a situation in which the same task under the same circumstances can be carried out.
  • none of these
Q4 | Information content is
  • the amount of information with in data as opposed to the amount of redundancy or noise.
  • one of the defining aspects of a data warehouse
  • restriction that requires data in one column of a database table to the a subset of another-column.
  • none of these
Q5 | Inductive learning is
  • machine-learning involving different techniques
  • the learning algorithmic analyzes the examples on a systematic basis and makes incremental adjustments to the theory that is learned
  • learning by generalizing from examples
  • none of these
Q6 | Inclusion dependencies
  • the amount of information with in data as opposed to the amount of redundancy or noise
  • one of the defining aspects of a data warehouse
  • restriction that requires data in one column of a database table to the a subset of another-column
  • none of these
Q7 | KDD (Knowledge Discovery in Databases) is referred to
  • non-trivial extraction of implicit previously unknown and potentially useful information from data
  • set of columns in a database table that can be used to identify each record within this table uniquely.
  • collection of interesting and useful patterns in a database
  • none of these
Q8 | Learning is
  • the process of finding the right formal representation of a certain body of knowledge in order to represent it in a knowledge-based system
  • it automatically maps an external signal space into a system\s internal representational space. they are useful in the performance of classification tasks.
  • a process where an individual learns how to carry out a certain task when making a transition from a situation in which the task cannot be carried out to a situation in which the same task under the same circumstances can be carried out.
  • none of these
Q9 | Naive prediction is
  • a class of learning algorithms that try to derive a prolog program from examples.
  • a table with n independent attributes can be seen as an n- dimensional space.
  • a prediction made using an extremely simple method, such as always predicting the same output.
  • none of these
Q10 | Learning algorithm referrers to
  • an algorithm that can learn
  • a sub-discipline of computer science that deals with the design and implementation of learning algorithms.
  • a machine-learning approach that abstracts from the actual strategy of an individual algorithm and can therefore be applied to any other form of machine learning.
  • none of these
Q11 | Knowledge is referred to
  • non-trivial extraction of implicit previously unknown and potentially useful information from data
  • set of columns in a database table that can be used to identify each record within this table uniquely
  • collection of interesting and useful patterns in a database
  • none of these
Q12 | Node is
  • a component of a network
  • in the context of kdd and data mining, this refers to random errors in a database table.
  • one of the defining aspects of a data warehouse
  • none of these
Q13 | Machine learning is
  • an algorithm that can learn
  • a sub-discipline of computer science that deals with the design and implementation of learning algorithms
  • an approach that abstracts from the actual strategy of an individual algorithm and can therefore be applied to any other form of machine learning.
  • none of these
Q14 | Projection pursuit is
  • the result of the application of a theory or a rule in a specific case
  • one of several possible enters within a database table that is chosen by the designer as the primary means of accessing the data in the table.
  • discipline in statistics that studies ways to find the most interesting projections of multi-dimensional spaces
  • none of these
Q15 | Inductive logic programming is
  • a class of learning algorithms that try to derive a prolog program from examples
  • a table with n independent attributes can be seen as an n-dimensional space
  • a prediction made using an extremely simple method, such as always predicting the same output
  • none of these
Q16 | Statistical significance is
  • the science of collecting, organizing, and applying numerical facts
  • measure of the probability that a certain hypothesis is incorrect given certain observations.
  • one of the defining aspects of a data warehouse, which is specially built around all the existing applications of the operational data
  • none of these
Q17 | Multi-dimensional knowledge is
  • a class of learning algorithms that try to derive a prolog program from examples
  • a table with n independent attributes can be seen as an n-dimensional space
  • a prediction made using an extremely simple method, such as always predicting the same output.
  • none of these
Q18 | Prediction is
  • the result of the application of a theory or a rule in a specific case
  • one of several possible enters within a database table that is chosen by the designer as the primary means of accessing the data in the table.
  • discipline in statistics that studies ways to find the most interesting projections of multi-dimensional spaces.
  • none of these
Q19 | Query tools are
  • a reference to the speed of an algorithm, which is quadratically dependent on the size of the data
  • attributes of a database table that can take only numerical values.
  • tools designed to query a database.
  • none of these
Q20 | Operational database is
  • a measure of the desired maximal complexity of data mining algorithms
  • a database containing volatile data used for the daily operation of an organization
  • relational database management system
  • none of these
Q21 | ...................... is an essential process where intelligent methods are applied to extract data patterns.
  • data warehousing
  • data mining
  • text mining
  • data selection
Q22 | Which of the following is not a data mining functionality?
  • characterization and discrimination
  • classification and regression
  • selection and interpretation
  • clustering and analysis
Q23 | ............................. is a summarization of the general characteristics or features of a target class of data.
  • data characterization
  • data classification
  • data discrimination
  • data selection
Q24 | ............................. is a comparison of the general features of the target class data objects against the general features of objects from one or multiple contrasting classes.
  • data characterization
  • data classification
  • data discrimination
  • data selection
Q25 | Strategic value of data mining is ......................
  • cost-sensitive
  • work-sensitive
  • time-sensitive
  • technical-sensitive