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This section includes 258 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
VLSI (very large scale integrated circuits) logic: |
| A. | will not be available in this decade |
| B. | means more costly electronic products in the future |
| C. | will result in lower cost, higher capability electronic equipment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 102. |
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. | 15 |
| Answer» C. 33 | |
| 103. |
Which item best describes a CAM technology? |
| A. | Numerical control |
| B. | Drafting |
| C. | Documentation |
| D. | Geometric modeling |
| Answer» B. Drafting | |
| 104. |
The chosen language for the Japanese Fifth-Generation Compu¬ter Project is: |
| A. | LISP |
| B. | FORTRAN |
| C. | COBOL |
| D. | PROLOG |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
The digitizing technology that uses an electric field radiated from the tablet and picked up by a cursor is: |
| A. | electromagnetic |
| B. | raster |
| C. | sonic |
| D. | electrostic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
Robots consist of three basic components; power supply, control (memory) console, and: |
| A. | coaxial cable |
| B. | microcomputer |
| C. | mechanical unit (arm) |
| D. | software |
| Answer» D. software | |
| 107. |
Software is: |
| A. | printer output |
| B. | a set of instructions |
| C. | tape input. |
| D. | a programming language |
| Answer» C. tape input. | |
| 108. |
The program execution time: |
| A. | must be slower than the fastest mechanical operation that is to be controlled |
| B. | will vary depending on the language used |
| C. | cannot be changed once the program is written |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. cannot be changed once the program is written | |
| 109. |
The addition of _____ can reduce processing time. |
| A. | A buffer |
| B. | An EPROM |
| C. | A converter |
| D. | A co-processor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
Digitizers can be converted from "dumb" to "smart" through the addition of: |
| A. | a microprocessor |
| B. | an electromagnetic coupling |
| C. | keyboard |
| D. | a scanner |
| Answer» B. an electromagnetic coupling | |
| 111. |
The greatest change as a result of CAD/CAM is taking place in which industry? |
| A. | Medical |
| B. | Aerospace |
| C. | Electronics |
| D. | Cartography |
| Answer» D. Cartography | |
| 112. |
The real "brain" of an artificial intelligence system is referred to as: |
| A. | bubble memory |
| B. | the expert system |
| C. | recursive technology |
| D. | natural language interfaces |
| Answer» C. recursive technology | |
| 113. |
The difference between a high-technology and a medium-technology robot is the: |
| A. | speed of movement |
| B. | range of motion of the robot |
| C. | accuracy of the robot |
| D. | complexity of the task it can perform. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
The electronic component that has been the key to recent developments in automation is the: |
| A. | improved vacuum tube |
| B. | integrated circuit |
| C. | diode |
| D. | transistor |
| Answer» C. diode | |
| 115. |
A common way to take x, y coordinates off a drawing is to use a |
| A. | light pen |
| B. | digitiser |
| C. | Direct view storage tube (DVST) |
| D. | Tablet |
| Answer» C. Direct view storage tube (DVST) | |
| 116. |
In order to combat foreign competition, U.S. companies are: |
| A. | automating |
| B. | ignoring the situation |
| C. | seeking import tariffs |
| D. | decreasing the salaries |
| Answer» B. ignoring the situation | |
| 117. |
In the instruction, 500 SUBA # 50 the command field is: |
| A. | 500 |
| B. | # 50000 |
| C. | SUBA |
| D. | (b) and (c) |
| Answer» D. (b) and (c) | |
| 118. |
The basic difference between broadband and baseband is: |
| A. | availability |
| B. | capacity |
| C. | reliability |
| D. | transmission |
| Answer» C. reliability | |
| 119. |
If the present value in a timer in the TI510 is 8, how many milliseconds is required from the time the timer is started until the output is enabled? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 133.36 |
| C. | 149.88 |
| D. | 1275.41 |
| Answer» C. 149.88 | |
| 120. |
A solenoid: |
| A. | can be used only in de circuits |
| B. | is spring operated |
| C. | is widely used in industrial automation |
| D. | is related to an aneroid |
| Answer» D. is related to an aneroid | |
| 121. |
One of the following is not considered a method of input control in a CAD system. |
| A. | Joystick |
| B. | Programmable function box |
| C. | Plotter |
| D. | Touch terminal |
| Answer» D. Touch terminal | |
| 122. |
What two disciplines are usually tied by a common data base? |
| A. | Documentation and geometric modeling |
| B. | Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing |
| C. | Testing and analysis |
| D. | Drafting and documentation |
| Answer» C. Testing and analysis | |
| 123. |
In the PROLOG language system, facts are manipulated by: |
| A. | algorithms |
| B. | rules |
| C. | memory |
| D. | simulations |
| Answer» C. memory | |
| 124. |
Sensors: |
| A. | are easily developed |
| B. | probably will not improve over the next decade |
| C. | are not important in automation |
| D. | will be much smarter and more sophisticated in the future |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Stepping motors: |
| A. | can run at varying speeds |
| B. | can be built to index different amounts by changing the pole configuration |
| C. | can run both clockwise and counterclockwise |
| D. | do not require commutators |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
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. | 0.03 |
| Answer» B. + 0.05 inches | |
| 128. |
For a type 0 system, the steady-state: |
| A. | error for a step input is always zero |
| B. | error for a velocity input is always zero |
| C. | input for acceleration input is always non-zero |
| D. | (a) and (c) |
| Answer» D. (a) and (c) | |
| 129. |
Straight-line operations: |
| A. | must be limited to two per workpiece |
| B. | must be parallel to one of the axes of the coordinate system |
| C. | can include diagonal cuts if they aren't curved |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. can include diagonal cuts if they aren't curved | |
| 130. |
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 |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 131. |
Most continuous control actuators: |
| A. | are of the time proportioning type |
| B. | use a 4 to 20 mA current loop input |
| C. | are used with standard continuous control loop |
| D. | (b) and (c) above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
Who are called steel collar workers? |
| A. | Office clerks |
| B. | Factory workers |
| C. | Steel factory workers |
| D. | Robots |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Most industrial control applications: |
| A. | can be solved using more than one method of control |
| B. | can be done more reliably using solid-state methods |
| C. | must have the process specified correctly to be successful |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
If the transient response of a system is overdamped: |
| A. | the value of the output exceeds the value of the input at times during the transient period. |
| B. | the value of the output never exceeds the value of the input during the transient period. |
| C. | the value of the output never stabilizes. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. the value of the output never stabilizes. | |
| 135. |
Operator interaction directly with the CRT is accomplished via: |
| A. | a digitizing tablet |
| B. | vector scanning |
| C. | a stylus |
| D. | a touch terminal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
A LISP environment consists of a language, a programming environ¬ment, and: |
| A. | random-access storage |
| B. | a processor |
| C. | a large address |
| D. | a set of functions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
In general, American buyers will purchase goods: |
| A. | that offer the best quality for the least money. |
| B. | that are made in America, even at higher costs. |
| C. | without regard to country of manufacturer. |
| D. | (a) and (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
The heart of automation technology is. |
| A. | robots |
| B. | computers |
| C. | control |
| D. | sensors |
| Answer» C. control | |
| 139. |
Which of the following are kinds of instructions? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Arithmetic |
| C. | Conditional branching |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 140. |
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 |
| Answer» B. concerned with management programs | |
| 141. |
A way to transfer programs to a central system is: |
| A. | by setting bit switches on the central CPU |
| B. | to copy the program into PROMs and install the PROMs in the system |
| C. | to develop the program on the actual system only |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. to develop the program on the actual system only | |
| 142. |
Actuators are used to: |
| A. | sense an object |
| B. | activate a chemical |
| C. | make a mechanical movement |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 143. |
The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called: |
| A. | bandwidth |
| B. | response time |
| C. | interlacing |
| D. | scanning |
| Answer» B. response time | |
| 144. |
CAE and CAM are linked through: |
| A. | a common data base and communications system |
| B. | NC tape programming and automated design |
| C. | parts production and testing |
| D. | assembly automation and tool production. |
| Answer» B. NC tape programming and automated design | |
| 145. |
Most current PC CAD systems are used for producing: |
| A. | solids modeling |
| B. | 2-D drawings |
| C. | circuit simulation |
| D. | finite element analysis |
| Answer» C. circuit simulation | |
| 146. |
Today's engineers feel that the ultimate solution to the CAD/CAM problem will be |
| A. | Animation |
| B. | the microprocessor |
| C. | turnkey systems |
| D. | development of a more efficient display controller |
| Answer» C. turnkey systems | |
| 147. |
A continuous process is: |
| A. | used only for simple tasks |
| B. | one that never shuts down |
| C. | self-contained in that raw materials enter the process and an identifiable products exits the process. |
| D. | used only with analog controllers. |
| Answer» D. used only with analog controllers. | |
| 148. |
Which part of the system performs the "housekeeping" chores? |
| A. | operating system |
| B. | compiler |
| C. | interpreter |
| D. | translator |
| Answer» B. compiler | |
| 149. |
Having compatibility and commonality in and between vendors' equipment is called: |
| A. | registration |
| B. | standardization |
| C. | integration |
| D. | networking |
| Answer» C. integration | |
| 150. |
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 |
| Answer» B. analog in nature | |