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The document is an exam paper for the Foundations of Machine Learning course at St. Joseph's College of Engineering, scheduled for February 2025. It includes two parts: Part A consists of 10 short answer questions worth 20 marks, while Part B contains 5 detailed questions worth 65 marks. Topics covered include supervised learning, machine learning types, algorithms like KNN and SVM, and applications of machine learning in various fields.

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The document is an exam paper for the Foundations of Machine Learning course at St. Joseph's College of Engineering, scheduled for February 2025. It includes two parts: Part A consists of 10 short answer questions worth 20 marks, while Part B contains 5 detailed questions worth 65 marks. Topics covered include supervised learning, machine learning types, algorithms like KNN and SVM, and applications of machine learning in various fields.

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St.

Joseph's College of Engineering


Model Exam - February 2025
Subject: Foundations of Machine Learning
Code: ML401
Duration: 3 Hours Max Marks: 100

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)


1. What is supervised learning?
- Supervised learning is a type of machine learning where the model is trained using labeled data.

2. What are the types of machine learning?


- Types: Supervised, Unsupervised, Semi-supervised, Reinforcement Learning.

3. Define overfitting and underfitting.


- Overfitting: Model learns noise. Underfitting: Model is too simple.

4. Define classification models.


- Classification models predict discrete labels.

5. What is a Gaussian distribution?


- A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean.

6. What is KNN algorithm?


- K-Nearest Neighbors assigns labels based on k-nearest neighbors.

7. Define SVM.
- Support Vector Machine finds the optimal hyperplane for classification.

8. What is bias-variance tradeoff?


- Tradeoff between generalization (variance) and accuracy (bias).

9. What is an activation function?


- An activation function in neural networks decides neuron activation.

10. What is reinforcement learning?


- Agent learns to make decisions through rewards or penalties.

PART - B (5 x 13 = 65 Marks)
11a. List and explain some successful applications of machine learning.
- Healthcare: Disease prediction, medical imaging, drug discovery.
- Finance: Fraud detection, stock market prediction.
- Autonomous Vehicles: Self-driving car navigation.
- Speech Recognition: Virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa.
- Recommendation Systems: Netflix, Amazon personalized suggestions.
12a. Explain machine learning process steps with an example.
- Data Collection, Preprocessing, Model Selection, Training, Evaluation, Deployment.
- Example: Predicting customer churn in a telecom company.
13a. Using KNN algorithm, predict which sport Angela belongs to.
- Calculate Euclidean distance.
- Identify k-nearest neighbors.
- Assign majority sport category.
14a. Explain decision tree and how it works.
- A flowchart-like model where nodes represent features.
- Example: Spam classification based on keywords.
15a. Explain in detail the backpropagation algorithm.
- Forward propagation, Compute loss, Backpropagation, Weight updates using gradient descent.

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