IGCSE CS Robots and Robotics

What is the main characteristic of dumb robots?

• Playing chess

• Improving capabilities

• Learning and adapting

• Repeating the same task

What is the main characteristic of smart robots?

• Having electrical components

• Learning, adapting, and carrying out complex tasks

• Repeating the same task

• Having a mechanical structure

What is the purpose of robots in a car assembly factory?

• Playing chess

• Repeating the same task

• Learning and adapting

• Improving capabilities

What are the three broad characteristics of all robots?

• Repeating tasks, playing games, having sensors

• Mechanical structure, electrical components, programmable

• Learning, adapting, improving

• Programming rules, simulating intelligence, carrying out tasks

What is the term used to describe a machine programmed to simulate intelligent behaviors?

• Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Learning

• Automation

• Robotics

Which term is a subset of artificial intelligence?

• Automation

• Robotics

• Machine Learning

• Artificial Intelligence

What is the science of training a device or application to perform a task and improve its own capabilities?

• Automation

• Robotics

• Machine Learning

• Artificial Intelligence

What is the main goal of artificial intelligence according to John McCarthy?

• Making a machine behave intelligently

• Repeating the same task

• Learning and adapting

• Improving capabilities

What is the ability of a machine to learn without being explicitly programmed?

• Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Learning

• Robotics

• Automation

What is the main difference between dumb robots and smart robots?

• Learning and adapting

• Having a mechanical structure

• Repeating the same task

• Carrying out complex tasks