Robotics
1.

What is the name for information sent from robot sensors to robot controllers?
A.  

temperature

 B.  

pressure

 C.  

feedback

 D.  

signal
2.

Which of the following terms refers to the rotational motion of a robot arm?
A.  

swivel

 B.  

axle

 C.  

retrograde

 D.  

roll
3.

What is the name for space inside which a robot unit operates?
A.  

environment

 B.  

spatial base

 C.  

work envelope

 D.  

exclusion zone
4.

What is the name for space inside which a robot unit operates?
A.  

environment

 B.  

spatial base

 C.  

work envelope

 D.  

exclusion zone
5.

Which of the following terms IS NOT one of the five basic parts of a robot?
A.  

peripheral tools

 B.  

end effectors

 C.  

controller

 D.  

drive
6.

Decision support programs are designed to help managers make __________
A.  

budget projections

 B.  

visual presentations

 C.  

business decisions

 D.  

vacation schedules
7.

Decision support programs are designed to help managers make __________
A.  

budget projections

 B.  

visual presentations

 C.  

business decisions

 D.  

vacation schedules
8.

PROLOG is an AI programming language which solves problems with a form of symbolic logic known as predicate calculus. It was developed in 1972 at the University of Marseilles by a team of specialists. Can you name the person who headed this team?
A.  

Alain Colmerauer

 B.  

Niklaus Wirth

 C.  

Seymour Papert

 D.  

John McCarthy
9.

The number of moveable joints in the base, the arm, and the end effectors of the robot determines_________
A.  

degrees of freedom

 B.  

payload capacity

 C.  

operational limits

 D.  

flexibility
10.

Which of the following places would be LEAST likely to include operational robots?
A.  

warehouse

 B.  

factory

 C.  

hospitals

 D.  

private homes