1. Automated systems can handle repetitive tasks and can work in dangerous places but are not very accurate.

    True

    False

2. A robot arm can have a waist an elbow a shoulder and a .

3. A robot following a white line uses a magnetic guidance system.

    True

    False

4. A light guidance systems works by

    reading light levels reflected from the line then fed back to the processor from a sensor.

    following a bright light shining in front of the robot.

    following a magnetic field given off by the white line

5. In an open loop system the processor changes its output depending on the data fed back to it by a sensor.

    True

    False

6. A closed loop system would be suitable for controlling traffic lights at a road junction near a busy factory.

    True

    False

7. Sensors are devices which

    can help the user make sense of data.

    collect data such as light levels, humidity levels, heat and feed it back to the processor.

    detect and store data on light and heat

8. The data coming in from the sensors is in analogue form and has to be converted to digital form by an interface so that the processor can understand it.

    True

    False

9. Which type of processing does an automated system use?

    Interactive processing

    Batch processing

    Real time processing

10. Someone working in a factory which is being automated can choose to quit, change their job entirely or

    retrain to work with the new automated system.

    refuse to work with the new automated system.

    work harder to compete with the new automated system.