What is an uninformed search strategy?

Options

  • A. A search strategy that does not use problem-specific heuristic information
  • B. A search strategy that always uses a heuristic function
  • C. A search strategy that knows the exact path to the goal in advance
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

A. A search strategy that does not use problem-specific heuristic information

Detailed Explanation

Uninformed search, also called blind search, uses only the information provided by the problem definition. It does not use additional problem-specific knowledge about how close a state is to the goal. Examples include BFS and DFS.