Automation System MCQS
All Questions for: Automation System MCQS
Question 1: What key hardware item ties a CAD/ CAM system together?
- A None of the above
- B Mouse
- C Plotter
- D Digitizer
- E Graphics workstation
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Graphics workstation
Question 2: The steady-state error is:
- A a function of the transient response
- B zero for all inputs to type 1 systems
- C None of the above
- D decreased by increasing gain.
- E independent of the type of input
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: decreased by increasing gain.
Question 3: A pick-and-place manipulator is:
- A the most flexible of all robots
- B an intelligent robot
- C primarily used for large parts handling
- D capable of point-to-point operation
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: capable of point-to-point operation
Question 4: Numerical control:
- A All of the above
- B None of the above
- C is a method for producing an exact number of parts per hour
- D is a method for controlling the operation of a machine by means of a set of instructions
- E applies only to milling machines
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: is a method for controlling the operation of a machine by means of a set of instructions
Question 5: The use of specialized workstations:
- A reduces the host computer workload
- B reduces the host computer workload and allows more users
- C None of the above
- D provides limited growth potentials for 3-D
- E has a high cost-performance tradeoff
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: reduces the host computer workload and allows more users
Question 6: The three key elements for a graphics workstation include the host processor, display controller, and:
- A mouse
- B keyboard
- C None of the above
- D digitizer
- E CRT
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: CRT
Question 7: What two disciplines are usually tied by a common data base?
- A Testing and analysis
- B None of the above
- C Documentation and geometric modeling
- D Drafting and documentation
- E Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing
Question 8: The robot:
- A None of the above
- B All of the above
- C will be more useful when robot vision is improved significantly
- D is very primitive at the present
- E represents the most powerful new industrial automation tool currently on the horizon
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: All of the above
Question 9: Flood guns bombard the phosphor surface of the tube in which one of the following types of CRT technology?
- A Raster scan CRT
- B Direct view storage tube
- C Stroke CRT
- D Refresh-vector CRT
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Direct view storage tube
Question 10: The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called:
- A interlacing
- B bandwidth
- C scanning
- D response time
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: bandwidth
Question 11: Flexible manufacturing allows for:
- A automated design
- B None of the above
- C factory management
- D tool design and tool production
- E quick and inexpensive product changes
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: quick and inexpensive product changes
Question 12: If the transient response is under damped:
- A steady-state will be reached faster than if the system is overdamped
- B None of the above
- C the value of the output will exceed the value of the input at times during the transient period
- D both a and b
- E the present overshoot is zero
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: both a and b
Question 13: Which item best describes a CAM technology?
- A Documentation
- B Numerical control
- C None of the above
- D Geometric modeling
- E Drafting
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Numerical control
Question 14: One of the major benefits of using CAD in tool design is that:
- A tool motions can be checked to see if there is interference between the tool and the object
- B there is better coordination in the materials-handling area
- C it simplifies the trial-and-error method
- D product design represents approximately one-half the engineering costs
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: tool motions can be checked to see if there is interference between the tool and the object
Question 15: The rectangular boundary around a specific area on the display is called
- A a view point
- B a window
- C a view plane
- D a conic section
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: a window
Question 16: Today, programmable controllers:
- A can be cost effective even when replacing just a few relays
- B are relatively low cost compared with the original digital equipment available for industrial control
- C All of the above
- D are more powerful then the first controllers on the market
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: All of the above
Question 17: Which of the plotters listed below eliminates media size limitations?
- A Drum
- B Pinch roller
- C Electrostatic
- D None of the above
- E Flatbed
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Drum
Question 18: What is the process lag?
- A None of the above
- B The time it takes for the sensor to respond to a changed.
- C The time it takes for the mass of the process to respond to an input change.
- D The lag in the error signal when the setpoint is changed.
- E All of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: The time it takes for the mass of the process to respond to an input change.
Question 19: The user communicates directly with the computer through its peripheral devices is known as
- A On-line processing
- B Batch mode processing
- C Remote-terminal processing
- D None of the above
- E Intelligent terminal Processing
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: On-line processing
Question 20: Which of these controller types is the most accurate?
- A Three mode
- B Proportional plus derivative
- C Proportional plus integral
- D None of the above
- E Proportional
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Three mode
Question 21: Over the last ten years, productivity has risen most rapidly in:
- A France
- B None of the above
- C Italy
- D Japan
- E United States
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Japan
Question 22: Which part of the system performs the "housekeeping" chores?
- A None of the above
- B translator
- C interpreter
- D operating system
- E compiler
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: operating system
Question 23: Most current PC CAD systems are used for producing:
- A 2-D drawings
- B None of the above
- C finite element analysis
- D circuit simulation
- E solids modeling
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: 2-D drawings
Question 24: The addition of _____ can reduce processing time.
- A None of the above
- B A converter
- C An EPROM
- D A buffer
- E A co-processor
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: A co-processor
Question 25: Programmable controllers:
- A cannot perform functions other than relay logic
- B are programmed using relay ladder logic
- C (a) and (c) above
- D None of the above
- E are widely used in many different industries
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: (a) and (c) above
Question 26: What should be first considered in choosing a plotter?
- A The application for which it will be used
- B None of the above
- C The cost
- D The hardware you currently own
- E The type of data you will input
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: The application for which it will be used
Question 27: How is the integral mode implemented using analog methods?
- A None of the above
- B Op amp and resistors
- C Op amp and an RC network to place the error voltage across the capacitor
- D All of the above
- E Op amp and a capacitor
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Op amp and a capacitor
Question 28: The processing, which normally consists of a small computer with one or more peripheral devices, connected via a high-speed line to the large control computer is known as
- A None of the above
- B Remote-terminal processing
- C Batch mode processing
- D On-line processing
- E Intelligent terminal Processing
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Intelligent terminal Processing
Question 29: Vision sensors:
- A will more closely match the capabilities of the human eye
- B None of the above
- C can not improve much in the next decade
- D All of the above
- E will remain very costly
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: will more closely match the capabilities of the human eye
Question 30: Pressure sensors:
- A All of the above
- B use capacitive variations to sense pressure
- C None of the above
- D use the piezoresistive effect in strain gauge sensors
- E use an aneroid chamber with a variable resistance output
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: All of the above
Question 31: A LISP environment consists of a language, a programming environ-ment, and:
- A random-access storage
- B None of the above
- C a processor
- D a set of functions
- E a large address
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: a set of functions
Question 32: The difference between CAD and CAM is that CAD software is directed at product design while CAM software is:
- A concerned with management programs
- B designed for communications
- C None of the above
- D concerned with production and control of tool design
- E specifically for PC-board design
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: concerned with production and control of tool design
Question 33: Which of the following is required for a plotter to perform specific commands?
- A Software
- B None of the above
- C Firmware
- D Hardware
- E Driver
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Driver
Question 34: The main activity(ies) of Designer in CAD is/are:
- A Control of the design process in information distribution.
- B All of the above
- C Application of creativity, ingenuity, and experience.
- D Organisation of design information
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: All of the above
Question 35: Microcomputer-based control sys-tems
- A All of the above
- B will have more standard industrial application software available in the future.
- C will tend to increase in cost.
- D None of the above
- E will just keep their present capability
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: will have more standard industrial application software available in the future.
Question 36: The basic difference between broadband and baseband is:
- A transmission
- B capacity
- C availability
- D reliability
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: capacity
Question 37: Having compatibility and commonality in and between vendors' equipment is called:
- A None of the above
- B standardization
- C registration
- D networking
- E integration
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: standardization
Question 38: The Ziegler-Nichols method:
- A can be used to determine gain factors of a PI loop
- B is a method of control
- C None of the above
- D is a graphical solution method
- E a and b above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: a and b above
Question 39: The two major categories of software are: application software and
- A UNIX software
- B CAD software
- C None of the above
- D system software
- E high-level languages
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: system software
Question 40: High-level languages:
- A cannot be used with automatic systems.
- B are "procedure-oriented"
- C are very difficult to use
- D require knowledge of the computer design
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: are "procedure-oriented"
Question 41: A Hall effect switch is usually used to:
- A None of the above
- B sense a vacuum
- C measure voltage
- D sense the presence of a magnetic object.
- E measure temperature
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: sense the presence of a magnetic object.
Question 42: Robots consist of three basic components; power supply, control (memory) console, and:
- A None of the above
- B microcomputer
- C software
- D mechanical unit (arm)
- E coaxial cable
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: mechanical unit (arm)
Question 43: The device that assembles groups of characters into complete messages prior to their entering the CPU is called:
- A a communications processor
- B None of the above
- C an editor
- D an interpreter
- E a compiler
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: a communications processor
Question 44: What two methods are available to build electronic continuous control?
- A All of the above
- B Analog and mechanical
- C Analog and digital
- D Pneumatic and analog
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: Analog and digital
Question 45: A servo controlled robot:
- A None of the above
- B stop only at fixed points on each axis
- C must be hydraulically driven
- D can accelerate
- E must be electrically driven
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: can accelerate
Question 46: Which of the following is considered a high-level language?
- A None of the above
- B All of the above
- C FORTRAN
- D Machine language
- E Assembly language
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: FORTRAN
Question 47: A technique for displaying applications where complex 3-D geometric are required for the exteror shall of a product is called:
- A surface modeling
- B None of the above
- C solid modeling
- D 2-D modeling
- E 3-D modeling
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: surface modeling
Question 48: Sensors:
- A None of the above
- B are not important in automation
- C will be much smarter and more sophisticated in the future
- D are easily developed
- E probably will not improve over the next decade
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: will be much smarter and more sophisticated in the future
Question 49: The output of a thermocouple is:
- A None of the above
- B a resistance
- C a voltage
- D a capacitance
- E a current
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: a voltage
Question 50: CAE and CAM are linked through:
- A a common data base and communications system
- B NC tape programming and automated design
- C assembly automation and tool production.
- D parts production and testing
- E None of the above
Explanation: The correct answer to the question is: a common data base and communications system