Code No: 157AN R18

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B. Tech IV Year I Semester Examinations, July/August - 2022
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
(Electronics and Communication Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks:75
Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) What is a neural network and what are the benefits of a neural network? Explain.
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b) Give an overview of different classes of network architecture. [8+7]

2.a) What is the role of knowledge representation? What are the rules for knowledge
representation inside an artificial neural network?
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b) What is Boltzmann learning? Explain. [8+7]

3.a) Explain least mean square algorithm.

b) Explain perceptron convergence algorithm. [7+8]
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4. Explain back-propagation algorithm in detail. [15]
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5.a) What are the virtues and limitations of back-propagation algorithm? Explain.
b) Explain supervised learning viewed as an optimization problem. [8+7]
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6.a) What is an XOR problem? How a multilayer perceptron solves the XOR problem?
b) When do you say a network generalizes well? What are the factors that influence
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generalization? [7+8]

7.a) What is a self-organizing map? What are the processes involved in the formation of self-
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organizing maps?
b) What are the important properties of SOM algorithm? Explain. [8+7]

8.a) Give an overview of a dynamic system.

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b) What is a restricted Boltzmann machine? Give the applications of the same. [7+8]

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