Question

What is an ‘agent’?

(a) Perceives its environment through sensors and acting upon that environment through actuators

(b) Takes input from the surroundings and uses its intelligence and performs the desired operations

(c) A embedded program controlling line following robot

(d) All of the mentioned

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The origin of the question is Intelligent Agents and Environment in chapter Intelligent Agents of Artificial Intelligence

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) All of the mentioned

Easiest explanation: An agent is anything that can be viewed as perceiving and acting upon the environment through the sensors and actuators. Mean it takes input from its environment through sensors, performs operation and gives output through actuators.