Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Automated And Emerging Technologies (Section 14 - No. 2)
In the context of the expert system, what is the primary function of the inference engine?
To store data about the system.
To control the user interface.
To apply the rules and knowledge to reason and draw conclusions.
To obtain the knowledge from the domain expert.
Explication
The inference engine is responsible for reasoning and making inferences based on the knowledge base and input data.