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IV B.Tech I semester (R07) Regular Examinations, November/December 2010

NEURAL NETWORKS
(Computer Science & Systems Engineering and Electronics & Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain signal flow graph model of a neural network.

(b) Explain the concept of artificial intelligence and neural networks.

2. (a) Define learning ? Explain error-correction learning.

(b) Explain credit assignment problem.

3. Explain any two unconstrained optimization techniques.

4. (a) Explain Heuristics for making the back-propagation algorithm perform better.
(b) Explain the computer experiment to illustrate the learning behavior of a multiperceptron
used as a pattern classifier.

5. Explain any two techniques for network pruning.

6. (a) What is self organizing map? Explain willshaw-vonder malsburg’s model of self organized
feature map.
(b) Explain the properties of feature maps.

7. (a) What is dynamical system? Briefly explain the state space model to describe the dynamics.
(b) Explain Hyperbolic attractors.

8. With a neat block diagram explain the architecture of Hopfield network.

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IV B.Tech I semester (R07) Regular Examinations, November/December 2010
NEURAL NETWORKS
(Computer Science & Systems Engineering and Electronics & Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) Explain the various non-linear models of a neuron.

(b) Explain the procedure of knowledge representation in a neural network.

2. Explain:

(a) Error correction learning

(b) Hebbian learning

3. (a) What is a perceptron ? Explain adaptive filtering problem for a dynamical system.
(b) Draw and explain the idealized learning curve of the LMS algorithm.

4. (a) Draw and explain the architectural graph of network for solving the EX-OR problem.
(b) Explain feature detection.

5. (a) Explain back propagation and differentiation.

(b) Briefly explain Complexity -Regularization technique for network pruning.

6. (a) Explain SOM algorithm.

(b) Explain the adaptive pattern classification.

7. (a) Explain the concept of stability of equilibrium states.

(b) Briefly explain the general characteristics of neuro dynamical models.

8. (a) Write the relation between the stable states of the discrete and continuous versions of the
Hopfield model.
(b) Explain the storage capacity of the Hopfield network.

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IV B.Tech I semester (R07) Regular Examinations, November/December 2010
NEURAL NETWORKS
(Computer Science & Systems Engineering and Electronics & Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) What is a Neural network? Explain the benefits of a Neural network.

(b) Explain:
i. Multilayer feed forward network.
ii. Recurrent networks.

2. (a) Define learning. Explain memory based learning.

(b) Explain the statistical nature of the learning process.

3. (a) Explain least mean square algorithm.

(b) Explain bayes classifier for a gausian distribution.

4. Explain back propagation algorithm and derive the expressions for weight update relations.

5. (a) Explain the sufficient training set size for a valid generalization.
(b) Explain the accelerated convergence of back propagation learning.

6. (a) What is self organizing map? Explain Kohenen model of self organized feature map.
(b) Explain the computer simulation of SOM algorithm.

7. (a) With a neat block diagram explain the Additive model of a neuron.
(b) Briefly explain the general characteristics of neuro dynamical models.

8. With a neat block diagram explain the architecture of Hopfield network.

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IV B.Tech I semester (R07) Regular Examinations, November/December 2010
NEURAL NETWORKS
(Computer Science & Systems Engineering and Electronics & Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) Draw and explain the block diagram representation of nervous system.
(b) Briefly explain different neural network architectures.

2. Explain:

(a) Hebbian learning

(b) Boltzmann learning

3. (a) Explain Newton’s method of un-constrained optimization technique.

(b) Explain perceptron convergence theorem.

4. (a) Explain the back propagation algorithm.

(b) Explain feature detection.

5. (a) Explain about Hessian matrix.

(b) Briefly explain the limitations of back propagation learning.

6. (a) Briefly explain:

i. Conpetetion
ii. Cooperation
iii. Synaptic adaptation
(b) Briefly explain the block diagram of adaptive pattern classification, using the self organiz-
ing feature map and learning vector quantizer.

7. (a) Write the various definitions of stability.

(b) Explain the manipulation of attractors as a recurrent network paradigm.

8. (a) Briefly explain the discrete Hopfield model as a content-addressable memory.

(b) Briefly explain computer experiment on the Hopfield network.

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