The field of science that attempts to create intelligent technologies and then apply these technologies to the field of informatics is:

• A. information science
• B. cognitive informatics
• C. artificial intelligence
• D. cognitive science

Answer: (C)

Artificial intelligence is about creating technologies that exhibit intelligent behavior and then applying those capabilities to information systems. AI aims to build systems that can learn, reason, perceive, and adapt, and in informatics these intelligent technologies are used to process data, support decision making, automate tasks, and enhance information management. Information science centers on how information is organized and retrieved, not on building intelligent systems; cognitive informatics studies the relationship between cognitive processes and information processing, and cognitive science covers the study of mind and intelligence without a specific emphasis on engineering intelligent information technologies. Therefore, the best fit for this description is artificial intelligence.