Department of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
MACHINE LEARNING (BCS602)
Question Bank
Module-1
1. What is machine learning? Discuss the issues in machine learning.
2. Differentiate between supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning.
3. List and explain the challenges and applications of Machine Learning.
4. Explain the knowledge pyramid and its relation with machine learning.
5. Briefly explain the relation of Machine Learning with AI and Deep Learning.
6. “ Data science is an Umbrella term that encompasses many fields”. Justify the
statement.
7. Differentiate between Classification and Regression.
8. Briefly discuss the Machine Learning Process with a neat diagram.
9. Justify how the six Vs forms the Big Data.
10. Differentiate between Structured and Unstructured Data.
11. Big Data Analysis Framework consists of four layered architecture. Explain
12. State and explain the different ways to handle the missing data.
13. What is Binning? Consider the following set S={12,14,19,22,24,26,28,31,34}. Apply
various binning techniques and show the result.
14. What are the different ways of data transformation?
15. Consider the set S={88,90,92,94}. Apply min-max procedure and map the marks to a
new range {0,1}
16. Differentiate between Qualitative and Quantitative data.
17. How is the data classified based on the number of variables?
18. Illustrate types of categorical and numerical data types with examples.
19. Explain the importance of visualizing data before preparing it for a machine learning
model.
20. Explain the different measures of central tendency with suitable examples.
21. Are classification and clustering the same or different? Justify
22. Considering the following table
For univariate attribute weight,english and maths find the following
i. Mean, median ,mode
ii. variance and Standard deviation
iii. five point summary
iv. skewness and kurtosis
v. covariance between english and hindi marks
23. Explain the primary data cleaning process for handling missing Data.
24. Discuss the different ways to store and organise the data.
25. “A computer program is said to learn from experience E, with respect to task T and
some performance measure P, if its performance on T measured by P improves with
experience E.” Justify