Computers in Design and Manufacture

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1. When a computer is used to help design an item for production, this is called (or CAD for short).

2. When a computer is used to control the production process, this is called (or CAM for short).

3. A lathe is controlled by a computer which has been programmed and which responds to feedback from sensors.

4. CAD/CAM processes are and more than older, manual processes.

5. CAD/CAM systems result in less than older, manual systems.

6. Computer means using a computer model of a situation to try to predict what might happen in the real world.

7. Computer simulation is also used to people in what would otherwise be hazardous or situations.