FIT 100
© Copyright University of
Washington 1999-2000
Effectiveness
vEffectiveness
assures that the agent can perform the algorithm’s operations mechanically
without intervention
;No
additional inputs, special talent, clairvoyance, creativity or help from
Superman
vEffectiveness is
achieved by reducing the task to the primitive operations known to the
computer
vDefiniteness assures
the agent knows what command to perform next; effectiveness assures the agent can
accomplish
the command
A non-effective command would be “Print the NASDAQ’s net change for
the next trading day”