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Which task type favours forward chaining?

  • A.Interpreting a single reading
  • B.Answering a specific yes or no question posed by the user at the outset
  • C.Monitoring a stream of incoming data
  • D.Diagnosing a fault when a short list of candidate causes is already known

Answer: C

When data arrive continuously and any of many conclusions might follow, running rules forward from the data is natural, which is why process control and configuration systems chain forward. A short candidate list instead favours backward chaining, since each hypothesis can be tested cheaply. Single readings and yes-or-no queries are goal-directed. The rule of thumb is that few facts and many goals chain backward, many facts and few goals chain forward.

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