Assignment 5: 1. Explain the perceptron algorithm. 2. Identify and describe ten applications of neural networks. 3. How artificial neural network resembles brain? 4. Discuss the advantages of neural networks over conventional computers. s. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of neural network. 6. Describe the main components of artificial neural networks. 7. Compare the performance of a computer and that of a biological neural network in terms of speed of processing, size and complexity, storage, fault tolerance and control mechanism. 8. Explain the missing features in the McCulloch-Pitts neuron model.

Explain the differences between the Harvard and von Neumann computer designs.

What is the basic computational ingredient that a neural network consists of?

the study of computers and their uses. What are the advantages and disadvantages of transmitting information by reference vs passing information by value, respectively?