Communication in Computer Processes

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What is required for communicating agents to interpret the messages they exchange correctly?

Shared semantics or shared ontology

What does pragmatics among computer processes include?

Both A and B

What is the purpose of the Knowledge Interchange Format (KIF)?

To translate between different content languages

What is necessary for agents to interact and interoperate?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of KQML in agent communication?

To enable communication and message exchange between agents Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a shared ontology in agent communication?

To enable agents to share and interpret content correctly Signup and view all the answers

What were the two intentions behind the development of KIF?

To create a lingua franca for intelligent applications and to facilitate direct translation between languages Signup and view all the answers

What does the content layer of KQML involve?

Carrying the actual content of the message in the program's own representation language Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of facilitators in KQML?

Enriching the environment of KQML speaking agents by providing various functions Signup and view all the answers

What do performatives define in KQML?

The permissible actions agents may attempt in communication Signup and view all the answers

How are KIF programs similar to Lisp?

In their resemblance to procedures or scripts that agents can follow Signup and view all the answers

What does the communication layer of KQML encode?

The lower-level communication parameters like sender identity and recipient Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of KQML?

To support run-time knowledge sharing among agents Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic feature of KQML messages?

"Attitude" about the content rather than just conveying sentences of a language Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between KIF core and first-order logic?

The semantics of KIF core are identical to first-order logic. Signup and view all the answers

How does KQML differ from KIF in terms of primary focus?

KIF focuses more on interchange format while KQML focuses on knowledge sharing among agents. Signup and view all the answers

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