Week 12-13: Neural networks

Question 1

the network inside our brains composed of interconnected neurons

Answer 1

Biological Neural Network

Question 2

a computing model that imitates the design and behavior of a biological neural network.

Answer 2

Artificial Neural Network

Question 3

a cell that is capable of receiving, processing, and sending information in the form of very small electrical impulses.

Answer 3

a neuron or nerve cell

Question 4

An average human brain has approximately:

Answer 4

100 billion neurons

Question 5

the main part of the neuron:

Answer 5

cell body or the soma

Question 6

thin fibers that branch out to different directions and connect to other neurons.

Answer 6

dendrites

Question 7

a long nerve fiber that is also connected to the soma

Answer 7

axon

Question 8

the branches that are attached to the end of the axon.

Answer 8

axon terminals

Question 9

the connection between neurons, specifically the point where the axon terminal of one neuron connects to the dendrite on another neuron.

Answer 9

synapse

Question 10

a computing system that is modeled after the neural structure of the brain.

Answer 10

Artificial Neural Network

Question 11

a branch of Machine Learning that uses algorithms based on artificial neural networks.

Answer 11

Deep learning

Question 12

the process of processing raw data and turning it into useful information.

Answer 12

data mining