Practice Test: Question Set - 03
1. Four basic elements are required for an automated machine tool or production process. They are: input interface, memory, output interface and:
- (A) Logic
- (B) Software
- (C) NC
tape programming
- (D) Computer
graphics workstation
2. For a type 2 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) All
of the above
3. 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
4. Which CAD display configurability allows work without any host support?
- (A) Highly
intelligent
- (B) Medium
intelligence
- (C) Low
intelligence
- (D) One
with no secondary storage capacity
5. An assembly language instruction:
- (A) Is
written in ones and zeros
- (B) Corresponds
to one computer operation
- (C) Does
not require knowledge of the computer design
- (D) All
of the above
6. Which type of digitizer measures a wave travelling at the speed of sound?
- (A) Electrostatic
- (B) Sonic
- (C) Caparitive
- (D) None
of the above
7. High-level languages:
- (A) Are
"procedure-oriented"
- (B) Are very
difficult to use
- (C) Cannot be
used with automatic systems
- (D) Require
knowledge of the computer design
8. Many things can be done to minimize downtime loss. Identify two of them.
- (A) Establish
a user forum program
- (B) Stock
critical spare parts
- (C) Provide
an extra workstation
- (D) Both (b) and
(c)
9. Having compatibility and commonality in and between vendors' equipment is called:
- (A) Registration
- (B) Standardization
- (C) Integration
- (D) Networking
10. Which of the following devices would be classified as a robot by the Robot Institute of America?
- (A) Automobile
- (B) Pick-and-place
manipulator
- (C) Artificial
hand
- (D) All
of the above
11. 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) On-line
processing
- (B) Remote-terminal
processing
- (C) Batch
mode processing
- (D) Intelligent
terminal Processing
12. A microprocessor is:
- (A) Controlled
by a program
- (B) An
integrated circuit
- (C) Relatively
inexpensive
- (D) All
of the above
13. 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) 18.0
- (B) 133.36
- (C) 149.88
- (D) 1275.41
14. 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)
15. When a computer fetches an instruction, the binary code representing the instruction appears on the:
- (A) I/O address
bus
- (B) Memory data
bus
- (C) Input data
bus
- (D) Output data
bus
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