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1. A common data base is one requisite for converting CAD and CAM to CIM. Another is that:

The user must have access to both hardware and software

There should be a common 3-D part description system

The system must make provision for new techniques.

Technical assistance must be provided to the user.

Answer

Correct Answer: There should be a common 3-D part description system

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2. Straight-line operations:

All of these

Must be limited to two per workpiece

Must be parallel to one of the axes of the coordinate system

Can include diagonal cuts if they aren't curved

Answer

Correct Answer: Must be parallel to one of the axes of the coordinate system

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3. In general, American buyers will purchase goods:

That offer the best quality for the least money.

Without regard to country of manufacturer

That offer the best quality for the least money. and without regard to country of manufacturer

That are made in America, even at higher costs.

Answer

Correct Answer: That offer the best quality for the least money. and without regard to country of manufacturer

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4. In pen plotters, "resolution" refers to the shortest possible line, but in electrostatic plotters it refers to:

The number of dots per inch

Dual-axis tracking

How accurately the plotter returns to a specific point

The speed per inch

Answer

Correct Answer: The number of dots per inch

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5. Actuators are used to:

All of these

Sense an object

Activate a chemical

Make a mechanical movement

Answer

Correct Answer: Make a mechanical movement

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6. The linking of PCs with a communi ¬cations system is referred to as:

Turnkey systems

Networking

Workstations

Streaming

Answer

Correct Answer: Networking

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7. If the period of a sine wave is 0.001 second, the frequency of the sine wave is:

10 Hz

0.001 Hz

1,000 Hz

10,000 Hz

Answer

Correct Answer: 1,000 Hz

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8. Digitizers can be converted from "dumb" to "smart" through the addition of:

A scanner

A microprocessor

An electromagnetic coupling

Keyboard

Answer

Correct Answer: A microprocessor

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9. Which item best describes a CAM technology?

Numerical control

Drafting

Documentation

Geometric modeling

Answer

Correct Answer: Numerical control

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10. Vision sensors:

Will more closely match the capabilities of the human eye

Can not improve much in the next decade

Will remain very costly

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Will more closely match the capabilities of the human eye

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11. Which of the following represents a conditional branching instruction?

X = 5 + Y

JMP MOTOR

GOTO 50

BGT LOOPS

Answer

Correct Answer: BGT LOOPS

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12. A semi-continuous operation means:

Each operation in a sequence is continuous, but subsequent operations in the sequence may be different.

The operation is continuous each shift, but stops between shifts

Coffee breaks are allowed for the operator

A computer is a required part of the machine

Answer

Correct Answer: Each operation in a sequence is continuous, but subsequent operations in the sequence may be different.

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13. Today's engineers feel that the ultimate solution to the CAD/CAM problem will be

Turnkey systems

Development of a more efficient display controller

The microprocessor

Animation

Answer

Correct Answer: The microprocessor

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14. The new industrial revolution has been caused by:

Social unrest

Demand for higher wages

The Vietnam War

Advances in electronics

Answer

Correct Answer: Advances in electronics

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15. Two of the major processing languages are PROLOG an

LISP

Basic

COBOL

Pascal

Answer

Correct Answer: LISP

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16. Which of the following devices could be part of a sensor?

Thermometer

Brake

Clutch

Relay

Answer

Correct Answer: Thermometer

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17. Most industrial control applications:

Can be solved using more than one method of control

Can be done more reliably using solid-state methods

All of these

Must have the process specified correctly to be successful

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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18. A disadvantage of Numerical Control (NC) is:

The computer is not reliable

The machine tool can easily overheat

The tape and tape reader are not reliable

One operator is needed for each machine.

Answer

Correct Answer: The tape and tape reader are not reliable

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

Range of motion of the robot

Complexity of the task it can perform

Accuracy of the robot

Speed of movement

Answer

Correct Answer: Complexity of the task it can perform

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20. A way to transfer programs to a central system is:

All of these

To develop the program on the actual system only

By setting bit switches on the central CPU

To copy the program into PROMs and install the PROMs in the system

Answer

Correct Answer: To copy the program into PROMs and install the PROMs in the system

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