Differences Between An Agent Function And An Agent Program

TUTORIAL 2
Question 1

Explain the differences between an agent function and an agent program. An agent function goes through the process of perception whereas it maps the percept sequence into actions that determines the agent’s behaviour while the agent program runs on the physical architecture as it implements the agent function internally.

Question 2

For each of the following, say whether it is true or false and support your answer with examples or counterexamples where appropriate.

A. An agent that senses only partial information about the state cannot be rational.
False. Example: A Vacuum will “do the right thing” that is to clean even though it only sees a small area of dusts.
B. There exist task environments in which no pure reflex agent can behave rationally.
True. Example: An Air Conditioner will responds by “doing the right thing” that is to decrease the room temperature because the current state of the room temperature is considered hot as sensed by the reflex agent.
C. There exists a task environment in which every agent is rational.
True. Example: In a very simple cases, an Air Condition and a Vacuum only does what seems to be “the right thing” that are lowering the room temperature and cleaning the dusts respectively.
D. The input to an agent program is the same as the input to the agent function.
False. Because the agent function will store all current and past perceptions inputs as memory of history but agent program will only take the latest