8.1 - Fundamentals of Neural Networks
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Practice Questions
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What does an artificial neural network (ANN) mimic?
💡 Hint: Think about biological structures.
Name the three types of layers in a neural network.
💡 Hint: Recall the purpose of each layer.
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What does the Sigmoid activation function do?
💡 Hint: Think about its application in binary classification.
True or False: The ReLU function can output negative values.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of ReLU.
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Design a simple neural network architecture for a binary classification problem. Justify the number of layers and activation functions you would use.
💡 Hint: Think about how many features you may have and what your output needs to be.
Explain the vanishing gradient problem and how activation functions like ReLU can help mitigate it.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of different activation functions on the gradient.
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