R1: a rule-based configurer of computer systems
TL;DR: R1 is a program that configures VAX-11/780 computer systems and uses Match as its principal problem solving method; it has sufficient knowledge of the configuration domain and of the peculiarities of the various configuration constraints that at each step in the configuration process, it simply recognizes what to do.
About: This article is published in Artificial Intelligence.The article was published on 1982-09-01. It has received 1001 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Configuration Management (ITSM) & Knowledge-based configuration.
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01 Jan 1985
TL;DR: An expert medical consultation system is a computer program designed using artificial intelligence (Al) techniques, usually with the goal of assisting a physician with decisions involving patient care.
Abstract: An expert medical consultation system is a computer program designed using artificial intelligence (Al) techniques, usually with the goal of assisting a physician with decisions involving patient care.
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06 Mar 1989
TL;DR: An extension to CATS is described to support mixed-initiative inferencing to support user-supplied information and issues discussed are: when the user can volunteer information; what information the users can volunteer; how the system treats that information; and what the system must do when the users' information conflicts with the system's current knowledge.
Abstract: CATS is an architecture for building diagnostic expert systems. The authors describe an extension to CATS to support mixed-initiative inferencing. Currently the user cannot volunteer any information other than that requested by the system. Mixed-initiative inferencing will allow that user to do this. Issues discussed are: when the user can volunteer information; what information the user can volunteer; how the system treats that information; and what the system must do when the user-supplied information conflicts with the system's current knowledge. >
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TL;DR: This study confirms the theories that suggest that SMS ease of operation, computer reliability, and ease of programming are the major determinants of computer user satisfaction.
Abstract: The selection of a statistical/mathematical software (SMS) system is complicated. The satisfaction derived from a system depends on many variables. This study analyses the influence of SMS predictor variables on satisfaction as determined by multiple regression. The null hypothesis, that multiple correlation coefficient is zero, is rejected. The alternative hypothesis is accepted. This study confirms the theories that suggest that SMS ease of operation, computer reliability, and ease of programming are the major determinants of computer user satisfaction. The factors identified were used in the design of an SMS Expert System based on Artificial Intelligence (ESAI).
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01 Jan 1986
TL;DR: It is argued that this new technology may be appropriate for designing intelligent man-machine systems that are required to provide cooperative support to the users of complex artificial systems.
Abstract: Rule-based system technology has emerged in recent years as one of the most powerful and successful tools produced by artificial intelligence research. In fact, it provides system designers with a novel perspective on computer programming, that makes it possible to tackle problem solving tasks at a higher level of abstraction, and in a more flexible, effective, and natural way. Thus, rule-based programming appears as a suitable tool for large classes of challenging application domains, where usual programming methods fail. In this paper, it is argued that this new technology may be appropriate for designing intelligent man-machine systems that are required to provide cooperative support to the users of complex artificial systems. The requirements of such interfaces are, in fact, quite beyond mere linguistic competence, and generally include expert assistance and support capabilities that can be implemented with a reasonable effort using a rule-based system approach.
The paper introduces first a brief survey on rule-based systems, focusing on the most basic and conceptual aspects of their structure and mode of operation. The features of this new technology are analysed and the advantages it offers discussed. Suitable application domains are also briefly examined, and problems related to the design of expert systems, including life-cycle, development methods, and tools, are dealt with in detail. The definition of man-machine system is then analysed and the concept of the expert interface is introduced and illustrated. The adequacy of the rule-based system approach for the design of expert interfaces is discussed and supported through the presentation of two case studies developed by the authors concerning PROLOG program debugging and on-line information retrieval.
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01 May 1985
TL;DR: This study confirms the theories that suggest that OPICS ease of operation, reliability of computer, and ease of programming are the major determinants of overall computer user satisfaction.
Abstract: The selection of an order processing and inventory control (OPICS) system is a complicated process. The overall satisfaction derived from a system depends on many variables. This study analyzes the influence of OPICS predictor variables on overall satisfaction as determined by multiple regression. This study confirms the theories that suggest that OPICS ease of operation, reliability of computer, and ease of programming are the major determinants of overall computer user satisfaction.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the role of conflict resolution in providing support for production systems designed to function and grow in environments that make large numbers of different, sometimes competing, and sometimes unexpected demands.
Abstract: Production systems designed to function and grow in environments that make large numbers of different, sometimes competing, and sometimes unexpected demands require support from their interpreters that is qualitatively different from the support required by systems that can be carefully hand crafted to function in constrained environments. In this chapter we explore the role of conflict resolution in providing such support Using criteria developed here, we evaluate both individual conflict resolution rules and strategies that make use of several rules.
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TL;DR: The role of conflict resolution in providing support for production systems designed to function and grow in environments that make large numbers of different, sometimes competing, and sometimes unexpected demands is explored.
Abstract: Production systems designed to function and grow in environments that make large numbers of different, sometimes competing, and sometimes unexpected demands require support from their interpreters that is qualitatively different from the support required by systems that can be carefully hand crafted to function in constrained environments. In this paper we explore the role of conflict resolution in providing such support. Using criteria developed in the paper, we evaluate both individual conflict resolution rules and strategies that make use of several rules.
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