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| What is natural language processing? |
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Definition
| A branch of AI concerned with the ability of a computer to be able to understand human interaction in its natural spoken or written form. |
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| What does a spam filter do? |
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| It uses NLP to try and extract meaning from strings of text to help identify unwanted emails and prevent them from entering the clients inbox of their email application. |
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| How is NLP used to answer questions? |
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| It helps with the processing of natural language questions posed by the user to that the meaning can be extracted and appropriate answers given. |
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| How does NLP summarise information? |
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| It analyses information on users collected via social media to determine their preferences and determine which articles and adverts should be presented to them. |
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| What does the term morphology mean? |
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| It is how words are formed and their relationship with other words. |
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| What does the term syntax mean? |
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| It is how words and sentences are put together. |
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| How do computers recognise speech? |
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| Speech can be recognised by pattern matching or pattern and feature analysis. |
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| What does the term phonology mean? |
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| The sound associated with spoken language |
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| What does the term semantics mean? |
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| The meaning of words and groups of words |
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| What is an advantage and disadvantage of NLP? |
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Definition
Advantage: No training is required to use the application
Disadvantage: Applications are complex and therefore more expensive |
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