If a sine wave has a frequency of 500 Hz, the period in seconds of the sine wave is:
A. 5000
B. 0.003
C. 0.02
D. 0.002.
E. None of the above
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Standard computer control products:
A. are available off the shelf
B. are very expensive and not cost effective
C. do not exist yet
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Skipping every other line and picking up the skipped lines on the second pass is called:
A. interlacing
B. refresh-vector
C. raster-scan
D. stroke writing
E. None of the above
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Ergonomics refers to:
A. the human aspect of the environment around the workstation as well as the workstation itself
B. the cost relationship of the workstation versus productivity
C. the level of involvement the operator has with the workstation
D. the technology involved in the workstation itself
E. None of the above
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Artificial intelligence operates on the principle of using a _____ base as opposed to a data base.
A. Character
B. Knowledge
C. PROLOG
D. LISP
E. None of the above
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A smart solid-state sensor is:
A. one that integrates both logic and a solid-state sensor into one unit.
B. one that has two or three substrates
C. not available today
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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D/A (digital to analog) conversion:
A. results in a binary code as the final output
B. has to be sampled at 1/2 the highest input frequency
C. must be fed through a filter to reproduce the original signal accurately
D. both (b) and (c)
E. None of the above
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Most data transmission in the future will be:
A. digital bit stream encoded data
B. analog in nature
C. carried over metallic telephone lines
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The integrated circuit:
A. often is called a "chip"
B. led to the development of the transistor
C. has revolutionized electronics
D. (b) and (c)
E. None of the above
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What is offset error?
A. the difference between the sensor input and the absolute sensed parameter.
B. the difference between the controller output and the setting of the manipulated variable.
C. the difference between the control setpoint value and the actual value.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which of the following may be classified as an automation system?
A. automated warehouses
B. numerically controlled machine tools
C. robotics
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The accuracy of a pick-and-place robot can be as good as:
A. + 0.0005 inches
B. + 0.05 inches
C. 0.008 inches
D. 3%
E. None of the above
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The difference between CAD and CAM is that CAD software is directed at product design while CAM software is:
A. concerned with production and control of tool design
B. concerned with management programs
C. designed for communications
D. specifically for PC-board design
E. None of the above
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Localizing an object in an image and selectively analyzing the object in a series of redundant layers is referred to as the:
A. Turing test
B. pyramid
C. Gaussian pyramid
D. Maxwell pyramid
E. None of the above
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In the operation of a programmable controller:
A. all of the logic status is maintained in memory
B. any latched data must be done using an external latching relay
C. mathematics cannot be performed
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The concept of a general CAD system was that it should provide:
A. A system for handling user actions.
B. A system for the operation of applications programming.
C. A set of basic system functions and utilities.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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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?
A. 15
B. 10
C. 33
D. 18
E. None of the above
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The "walk-through" method of programming a robot involves:
A. walking through your suggested procedure with your supervisor prior to programming
B. physically moving the robot through all the motions it is to repeat
C. moving the robot from one location to another
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is often used as an alternative to the light pen or in association with storage tube displays?
A. Digitiser
B. Track ball
C. Mouse
D. Tablet
E. None of the above
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The general CAD system was development by considering a wide range of possible uses of such a system.
A. Mechanical engineering design
B. Animation and graphic design
C. Structural engineering design and Electronic circuit design
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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