Q.1

Historically, central systems were used because:

  • semiconductor memory was not available
  • memory was very expensive
  • memory consumed a large amount of power
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.2

A pick-and-place manipulator is:

  • the most flexible of all robots
  • an intelligent robot
  • capable of point-to-point operation
  • primarily used for large parts handling
  • None of the above
Q.3

The Ziegler-Nichols method:

  • is a graphical solution method
  • can be used to determine gain factors of a PI loop
  • is a method of control
  • a and b above
  • None of the above
Q.4

The digitizing technology that uses an electric field radiated from the tablet and picked up by a cursor is:

  • electromagnetic
  • raster
  • sonic
  • electrostic
  • None of the above
Q.5

A favourable reason for automation is to:

  • decrease throughput
  • raises assembly cost
  • perform difficult operations
  • increase number of operations
  • None of the above
Q.6

The power source that drives the manipulator can be:

  • pneumatic
  • electric
  • hydraulic
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.7

Many things can be done to minimize downtime loss. Identify two of them.

  • establish a user forum program
  • stock critical spare parts
  • provide an extra workstation
  • both b and c
  • None of the above
Q.8

CAE and CAM are linked through:

  • a common data base and communications system
  • NC tape programming and automated design
  • parts production and testing
  • assembly automation and tool production.
  • None of the above
Q.9

Several objectives are required to achieve a successful data base management program. These are availability of data, quality of data, and

  • compatibility of data
  • transmission of data
  • desirability of data
  • up-to-date data
  • None of the above
Q.10

The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called:

  • bandwidth
  • response time
  • interlacing
  • scanning
  • None of the above
Q.11

Which of the following method is used the results of a design analysis as a base for redesign decisions?

  • The iterative design method
  • The direct method
  • The design selection method
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.12

A flexible manufacturing system may be:

  • an automated assembly line
  • expensive to alter
  • very difficult to change when new products are introduced
  • All of the above.
  • None of the above
Q.13

VLSI (very large scale integrated circuits) logic:

  • will not be available in this decade
  • means more costly electronic products in the future
  • will result in lower cost, higher capability electronic equipment
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.14

Which of the following is not critical in PC CAD software?

  • Crosshatching
  • Layering
  • Drawing/editing
  • Damping
  • None of the above
Q.15

Most continuous control actuators:

  • are of the time proportioning type
  • use a 4 to 20 mA current loop input
  • are used with standard continuous control loop
  • (b) and (c) above
  • None of the above
Q.16

Having compatibility and commonality in and between vendors' equipment is called:

  • registration
  • standardization
  • integration
  • networking
  • None of the above
Q.17

What Is a process variable?

  • A manipulated variable
  • A controlled variable
  • A process parameter that changes value
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.18

The "snap" command feature in both AutoCAD and VersaCAD ensure that:

  • template lines can be removed
  • objects are entered at specific intervals.
  • identified data are automatically segmented
  • definable center markers are entered.
  • None of the above
Q.19

Who are called steel collar workers?

  • Office clerks
  • Factory workers
  • Steel factory workers
  • Robots
  • None of the above
Q.20

Most current PC CAD systems are used for producing:

  • solids modeling
  • 2-D drawings
  • circuit simulation
  • finite element analysis
  • None of the above
Q.21

FORTRAN is:

  • machine dependent
  • a medium-level language
  • a mathematically oriented language
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.22

Which of the following devices would be classified as a robot by the Robot Institute of America?

  • Automobile
  • Pick-and-place manipulator
  • Artificial hand
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.23

A typical NC system has which of the following components?

  • Controller
  • Tape input
  • Machine tool
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.24

The integrated circuit:

  • often is called a "chip"
  • led to the development of the transistor
  • has revolutionized electronics
  • (b) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.25

Which of the following is often used as an alternative to the light pen or in association with storage tube displays?

  • Digitiser
  • Track ball
  • Mouse
  • Tablet
  • None of the above
Q.26

The parallel register:

  • can store a multiple bit binary number
  • uses R-S flip-flops
  • All of the above
  • is erased after a word is read fromit
  • None of the above
Q.27

Localizing an object in an image and selectively analyzing the object in a series of redundant layers is referred to as the:

  • Turing test
  • pyramid
  • Gaussian pyramid
  • Maxwell pyramid
  • None of the above
Q.28

An encoder:

  • is used to send telegraph signals
  • converts an input to a binary number
  • converts a binary number to a decimal number.
  • can have only four keys
  • None of the above
Q.29

One advantage of a PC in industrial control is that it:

  • has a reliable long life compared to relay logic
  • is very difficult for the inexperienced programmer to understand
  • is unreliable because there are no moving parts
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.30

Ergonomics refers to:

  • the human aspect of the environment around the workstation as well as the workstation itself
  • the cost relationship of the workstation versus productivity
  • the level of involvement the operator has with the workstation
  • the technology involved in the workstation itself
  • None of the above
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