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Arrange the following steps in a proper sequence for the process of training a neural network.

(A) Weight initialization

(B) Feed forward

(C) Back Propagation

(D) Loss Calculation

(E) Weight Update

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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The correct answer is

(A), (B), (D), (C), (E)

A neural network is trained by gradient descent: the error of the current prediction is propagated backwards to obtain gradients, which adjust the weights. The loop repeats for many epochs.

Step 1 — Weight initialization (A): weights and biases receive small random values.

Step 2 — Feed forward (B): inputs pass through the layers to produce an output.

Step 3 — Loss Calculation (D): the output is compared with the target using a loss such as mean squared error or cross-entropy.

Step 4 — Back Propagation (C): the chain rule gives \(\partial L / \partial w\) for every weight.

Step 5 — Weight Update (E): \(w \leftarrow w - \eta \, \partial L / \partial w\) with learning rate \(\eta\).

Loss cannot be computed before a forward pass, backpropagation needs the loss, and updates need the gradients, so sequences starting with the loss or the update, or running backpropagation before the forward pass, are invalid.

(A), (B), (D), (C), (E) option is correct.

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