Practice Automation System Multiple Choice Questions with Answers Quiz-8

Q.1.

Software is:

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

Q.2.

Which item best describes a CAM technology?

Numerical control
Drafting
Documentation
Geometric modeling
None of the above

Q.3.

When one must sell a project to management, the most important document he or she can produce is a:

method for financing the project
summary of the problem
project evaluation
procedure for purchase
None of the above

Q.4.

What is required to enable the PC to emulate a graphics terminal?

Software
A laser printer
A color monitor
A graphics board
None of the above

Q.5.

The difference between a high-technology and a medium-technology robot is the:

speed of movement
range of motion of the robot
accuracy of the robot
complexity of the task it can perform.
None of the above

Q.6.

The output of a thermocouple is:

a capacitance
a resistance
a current
a voltage
None of the above

Explanation

Q.7.

The linking of PCs with a communi-cations system is referred to as:

workstations
streaming
turnkey systems
networking
None of the above

Q.8.

Two of the major processing languages are PROLOG and:

LISP
COBOL
BASIC
Pascal
None of the above

Q.9.

Vision sensors:

will remain very costly
can not improve much in the next decade
will more closely match the capabilities of the human eye
All of the above
None of the above

Q.10.

Which type of digitizer measures a wave traveling at the speed of sound?

Electrostatic
Sonic
Digitizing sr amer
Caparitive
None of the above

Q.11.

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.12.

Operator interaction directly with the CRT is accomplished via:

a digitizing tablet
vector scanning
a stylus
a touch terminal
None of the above

Q.13.

Relay ladder logic is used in a PC because:

it is impossible to write a control program for a machine in any other logic
it is the best industrial control language ever developed.
most industrial control personnel are familiar with relay ladder logic diagrams and this is the easiest for them to use
All of the above
None of the above

Q.14.

The "end-effector" of a robot:

can be an actual tool
is the robot "hand"
may have a gripping action
All of the above
None of the above

Q.15.

The program execution time:

must be slower than the fastest mechanical operation that is to be controlled
will vary depending on the language used
cannot be changed once the program is written
All of the above
None of the above

Q.16.

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.17.

An operating system:

is required to run a microprocessor system
provides a structure with which to develop application programs
is useful because standard modules can be used
both (b) and (c)
None of the above.

Q.18.

The concept of a general CAD system was that it should provide:

A system for handling user actions.
A system for the operation of applications programming.
A set of basic system functions and utilities.
All of the above
None of the above

Q.19.

The insect type robot Attila is a more competent version of the robot Genghis an weights 1.7 kg. What is the number of microprocessors carried by its body?

15
10
33
15
None of the above

Q.20.

The "walk-through" method of programming a robot involves:

walking through your suggested procedure with your supervisor prior to programming
physically moving the robot through all the motions it is to repeat
moving the robot from one location to another
All of the above.
None of the above

Q.21.

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.22.

The general CAD system was development by considering a wide range of possible uses of such a system.

Mechanical engineering design
Animation and graphic design
Structural engineering design and Electronic circuit design
All of the above
None of the above

Q.23.

Which of the following may be classified as an automation system?

automated warehouses
numerically controlled machine tools
robotics
All of the above
None of the above

Q.24.

The accuracy of a pick-and-place robot can be as good as:

+ 0.0005 inches
+ 0.05 inches
0.008 inches
3%
None of the above

Q.25.

The difference between CAD and CAM is that CAD software is directed at product design while CAM software is:

concerned with production and control of tool design
concerned with management programs
designed for communications
specifically for PC-board design
None of the above

Q.26.

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.27.

In the operation of a programmable controller:

all of the logic status is maintained in memory
any latched data must be done using an external latching relay
mathematics cannot be performed
All of the above
None of the above

Q.28.

Time proportioning control:

can be used on a PM550 programmable process controller
is less efficient than normal PID control
cannot use a TM990 micro¬computer
a and b above.
None of the above

Q.29.

An intelligent robot can:

make decisions
handle only small payloads
walk
speak
None of the above

Q.30.

What was the name of the Japanese worker who was killed by an industrial robot at the Akashi plant of Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan?

M. Shubhagya
Harun Shimada
Kenji Urada
K. Miceni
None of the above

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