Question

A perceptron is a ______________

(a) Feed-forward neural network

(b) Backpropagation algorithm

(c) Backtracking algorithm

(d) Feed Forward-backward algorithm

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Answer 1

The correct option is (a) Feed-forward neural network

Best explanation: A perceptron is a Feed-forward neural network with no hidden units that can be representing only linear separable functions. If the data are linearly separable, a simple weight updated rule can be used to fit the data exactly.