Mechanical Engineering Quiz # 35

What type of devices are used when referring to the internet of things?

Phone

Cellphones

Tablet

Computers

Smart

What is the name of the organization that describes a world where just about anything can be connected and communicate in an intelligent fashion?

A.I.

IoT

Social Media

The Internet of Things

Phone Company

What is a definition of IoT found in A-to-Z Guide to the Internet of Things?

IoT is the use of embedded systems in buildings

The IoT links objects to the Internet

The IoT is a network of devices that can be controlled remotely

What does GSI stand for?

Governmental Services Institute

Government Sponsored Investment Corporation

Governmental support institution

Global infrastructure for the information society

Gender-sensitive interpretation

Smart factories contain machinery and what else?

Resources

Analytics

Human resources

People

Energy

Industrial sector is experimenting with which new technology?

Industrial Internet of Things

3D printing

Robotics

In a MTA strategy, parts are available in what stage of manufacturing?

Operate

Make

Plan

Repair

Test

There are a couple of different types of manufacturing production processes. A make to assemble strategy focuses on having what available?

Readily made parts

Quick assembly

Low cost

Parts that are readily available

Parts that are easily interchangeable

What is not possible with an MTA strategy?

Low customization

Full customization

Continuous learning

You cannot use variables

Continuous delivery

A custom piece of furniture or a custom car are both examples of what?

A retrofit product

An after-market product

A customized product

A made-to-order (MTO) product

A personalized product

What is a term for MTS?

Manufacturing Trade Statistic

Make to Stock

Mass Update Service

Machine Translation Service

Manufacturing Tax System

What is the acronym for Make to Stock?

MKT

MTS

MTOS

MTOSI

MTN

What is the MTBF for a machine or machinery?

Mean Time to First Failure

Mean Time Between Failures and Mean Time Between Repairs

Mean Time Between Repair

Mean Time Between Failures

MTBF calculates the average time between what?

Maintenance activities

System updates

Requests for service

Failures

Product failures

What does MTBF calculate?

The number of months between deliveries

The average time between replacements

The average time between repairs

The average time between failures

What is the most well-known metric in the manufacturing industry?

Cycle Time

Cost per Unit

Process Efficiency

Line Speed

Equipment Effectiveness

What is another name for Equipment Effectiveness?

Reliability

Effectiveness

OEE

WII

PP

The OPC standards apply to what?

Telecommunications

Industrial telecommunication

Computing

Wireless networks

Optical fiber networks

What does OPC stand for?

Open Package Computing

Open Process Computing

Object-oriented programming

Open Platform Communications

Object-oriented database

In the factory , what is the software tasked with changing?

Parts needed to produce a finished product

Employees' work schedules

Variety of products

Packages of raw materials

Machine processes

Who uses Operational Technology ?

The marketing department

The financial department

Engineers in the office

Marketing department

Hands on the factory floor

What is the name of the field that is concerned with the physical operation of machinery and equipment?

Engineering

Maintenance

Operational Technology

Mechanic

What discipline can be applied to analyzing downtime?

Software development

Service management

Manufacturing

System administration

Database administration

What percentage of consequences come from 20% of causes?

80%

50%

0.2%

10%

What type of chart can be displayed in real-time with Mingo?

Histogram

Pareto Chart

Venn diagram

What is a term for the actual cycle time versus the ideal cycle time?

Process

Operating cycle

Cycle time

Cycle

Performance

What is the ideal cycle time that a manufacturing system should meet?

Cycle time and throughput

Schedule

Capacity

Cycle time

What sort of computer is a Programmable Logic Controller?

A computer that is used for controlling machinery

A computer that is used in industrial settings

A computer that runs on electric power

A computer that can be controlled by aprogram

A computer that has been modified or programmed

What does a PLC do?

Operate a factory floor

Monitor production inputs and outputs

Monitor and control machines

Automate processes of production

Control machines and systems

What is the Japanese term for mistake-proofing?

Quality control

Kaizen

Poka-Yoke

Jidoka

Quality assurance