Q.1

A discrete parts process is:

  • the same as a continuous process except a different controller must be used
  • often encountered in manufacturing
  • normally a repetitive series of operations
  • (b) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.2

Speech recognition:

  • will never be used in industrial controls
  • is already widely used in industrial controls
  • will be used in more applications as the technology matures.
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.3

Which device does the general population associate most with automation?

  • Flexible manufacturing
  • Robots
  • Numerical control machine
  • Computer graphics workstation
  • None of the above
Q.4

The axis of movement of a robot may include:

  • Wrist rotation
  • X-Y coordinate motion
  • elbow rotation
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.5

Which of the following is a machine language instruction?

  • ADD 5
  • 10001101
  • GOTO XOUT
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.6

The two major categories of software are: application software and

  • system software
  • UNIX software
  • high-level languages
  • CAD software
  • None of the above
Q.7

Resolution in a CRT refers to:

  • the speed at which the monitor can accept data from the computer
  • the number of phosphor dots that react when hit by the electron beam
  • the number of addressable elements on the tube
  • the number of pixels in each square centimeter
  • None of the above
Q.8

Actuators are used to:

  • sense an object
  • activate a chemical
  • make a mechanical movement
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.9

The main function(s) of computer in CAD is/are

  • To serve as an extension to the memory of the designer
  • To enhance the analytical and logical power of the designer
  • To relieve the designer from routine repetitious tasks.
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.10

Using a microcomputer as a controller allows:

  • faster cycle time
  • simpler mechanical hardware
  • more self diagnostics of the machine operation
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.11

Automation normally means:

  • a net loss of jobs.
  • a net increase in jobs.
  • no change in jobs.
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.12

A program language:

  • defines the form of the instruction
  • is always machine dependent
  • is never machine dependent
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.13

A servo controlled robot:

  • stop only at fixed points on each axis
  • can accelerate
  • must be hydraulically driven
  • must be electrically driven
  • None of the above
Q.14

The reliability life cycle of a product:

  • has three distinct rates of failure
  • cannot be predicted
  • All of the above
  • stays constant with environmental conditions
  • None of the above
Q.15

The physical arrangement of equipment in a network is called:

  • topology
  • pairing
  • queuing
  • logic
  • None of the above
Q.16

The output of a thermocouple is:

  • a capacitance
  • a resistance
  • a current
  • a voltage
  • None of the above
Q.17

If the period of a sine wave is 0.second, the frequency of the sine wave is:

  • 0.001 Hz
  • 1,000 Hz
  • 10,000 Hz
  • 10 Hz
  • None of the above
Q.18

In pen plotters, "resolution" refers to the shortest possible line, but in electrostatic plotters it refers to:

  • the number of dots per inch
  • the speed per inch
  • dual-axis tracking
  • how accurately the plotter returns to a specific point
  • None of the above
Q.19

If the transient response is under damped:

  • steady-state will be reached faster than if the system is overdamped
  • the value of the output will exceed the value of the input at times during the transient period
  • the present overshoot is zero
  • both a and b
  • None of the above
Q.20

Trend analysis:

  • is used only in financial planning
  • can improve control system response
  • requires a very expensive system to implement
  • is a brand new concept
  • None of the above
Q.21

Which of the following symbol modes are used to input of graphics to General CAD system?

  • Live and Rectangle mode
  • Arc and Circle mode
  • Dimension and Alphanumeric mode
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.22

An aneroid barometer

  • is very unreliable
  • can measure only atmospheric pressure
  • measures pressure by sensing deflection of an evacuated chambers.
  • can be used to measure gas or liquid flow rates
  • None of the above
Q.23

Which of the following represents a conditional branching instruction?

  • BGT LOOPS
  • GOTO 50
  • X = 5 + Y
  • JMP MOTOR
  • None of the above
Q.24

Robots consist of three basic components; power supply, control (memory) console, and:

  • coaxial cable
  • microcomputer
  • mechanical unit (arm)
  • software
  • None of the above
Q.25

The computer graphics system called SKETCHPAD was demonstrated at

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963
  • Imperial college of Science and Technology, London, 1973
  • University of Aston, Birmingham, 1960
  • Cranfield Institute of Technology, London, 1962
  • None of the above
Q.26

The new industrial revolution has been caused by:

  • social unrest
  • advances in electronics
  • the Vietnam War
  • demand for higher wages
  • None of the above
Q.27

Compared to humans, machines:

  • can make more complex decisions based on unexpected circumstances
  • can work in harsher environments
  • make fewer errors
  • (a) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.28

A solenoid:

  • can be used only in de circuits
  • is spring operated
  • is widely used in industrial automation
  • is related to an aneroid
  • None of the above
Q.29

Software is:

  • printer output
  • a set of instructions
  • tape input.
  • a programming language
  • None of the above
Q.30

Which item best describes a CAM technology?

  • Numerical control
  • Drafting
  • Documentation
  • Geometric modeling
  • None of the above
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