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Robotics II - Fun Friday

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following diagrams most closely represents the grouping of connected sockets on the breadboard?

a)

b)

c)

d)

All sockets are separate.

2.

Which leg goes to ground?

a)

The shorter leg

b)

The longer leg

3.

What purpose does a programming environment have in a robotics system?

a)

It is used to provide instructions for the robot to carry out.

b)

It is used to transfer code from a computer to a robot brain.

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

4.

__________ are often used in robotics systems to display what state the robot brain and other components are in.

a)

Resistors

b)

Breadboards

c)

Servomotors

d)

Signal or Status Lights

5.

Which of the following is a Digital Output?

a)

A breadboard

b)

A LED

c)

A Touch Sensor

d)

A 3.3V Battery

6.

What do you need to keep in mind when working with this type of motor layout?

a)

The motors require large tires to move.

b)

The motors should not be plugged into adjacent ports.

c)

The motors are mounted mirroring each other.

d)

The motors each require their own power supply.

7.

Sensors do not provide information to the robot concerning:

a)

a. the robot's location.

b)

b. the robot’s environment.

c)

c. obstacles around the robot.

d)

d. materials used to construct the robot

8.

Digital sensors like the bumper switches and limit switches can be:

a)

a. All answers are correct.

b)

b. Open or closed.

c)

c. On or off.

d)

d. 1 or 0.

9.

We want a robot to avoid obstacles. Which one of these functions must it perform first?

a)

a. Sensing

b)

b. Interpretation

c)

c. Action

d)

d. Turning

10.

Which factor does NOT affect the speed of sound?

a)

a. The medium the sound is traveling through.

b)

b. The loudness of the sound.

c)

c. The altitude.

d)

d. The temperature of the air.

11.

Mechanical switches provide a reliable method of determining the position of a robot. What is a reason to use an ultrasonic sensor in place of a switch?

a)

a. To measure the distances to objects that are difficult to contact for measurement.

b)

b. To measure contact with an object just as the robot touches it.

c)

c. To keep an arm from operating past its mechanical limits.

d)

d. To detect the rotational movement of a robot's arm.

12.

Sensors provide ______ to a program via the controller.

a)

a. program code

b)

b. error messages

c)

c. lights

d)

d. feedback

13.

Which of the following statements is true of the line-following sensor?

a)

a. Returns an on/off value to indicate on/off the line.

b)

b. Uses an LED and a photo detector to see the line.

c)

c. Uses ambient light with a detector to see the line.

d)

d. Is unaffected by the line color.

14.

The Mars Rover needed to have autonomous driving functions because:

a)

a. The operators of the robot could not see where they wanted it to go.

b)

b. The distance to Mars was so great that real-time remote control was impossible.

c)

c. The rover used sensors to identify its mission objectives and would drive to them by itself.

d)

d. The rover's high-speed operation was impossible for a human operator to control.

15.

When should a sensor be sampled?

a)

a. After the robot turns on its motors.

b)

b. Immediately before the program needs to make a decision.

c)

c. Whenever the robot starts oscillating or overshooting.

d)

d. Before installation and testing.

16.

What is the difference between an open-loop system and a closed-loop system?

a)

a. Open-loop systems provide feedback to the system’s program

b)

b. Closed-loop systems include feedback to the system’s program

c)

c. Open-loop systems do not conduct electricity.

d)

d. Open loop is the first stage that happens before a closed-loop system.

17.

A garage door opener utilizes a ________ to tell the controller when to cut power to the motor.

a)

a. potentiometer

b)

b. accelerometer

c)

c. limit switch

d)

d. line-follower

18.

An autonomous robot is one that:

a)

a. Has mechanisms to perform a variety of operations.

b)

b. Is able to respond to joystick commands.

c)

c. Uses its own intelligence or program to handle different situations.

d)

d. Requires a human operator to carry out its tasks.

19.

What is the worst-case scenario used to calculate maximum lifting capacity of an arm?

a)

a. Arm lowered at a 15-degree angle below horizontal.

b)

b. Arm raised at a 45-degree angle above horizontal.

c)

c. Arm extended vertically.

d)

d. Arm extended horizontally.

20.

What is the equation for calculating torque?

a)

a. T = force–distance

b)

b. T = force+distance

c)

c. T = force/distance

d)

d. T = force*distance

21.

A block moving forward or backward along a straight line demonstrates what type of motion?

a)

a. Parallel

b)

b. Orthogonal

c)

c. Translational

d)

d. Rotational

22.
What is the Raspberry Pi Pico board?
a)
A single-board computer
b)
A programming language
c)
A type of breadboard
d)
A game console
23.
What programming languages can be used with the Raspberry Pi Pico board?
a)
Python and C
b)
Java and Ruby
c)
PHP and Perl
d)
Swift and Kotlin
24.
2. What is the maximum number of pins that can be used as GPIO on the Raspberry Pi Pico board?
a)
16
b)
20
c)
26
d)
28
25.
4. What is the maximum current that can be sourced or sunk by a GPIO pin on the Raspberry Pi Pico board?
a)
3 mA
b)
10 mA
c)
20 mA
d)
50 mA
26.
6. What is the purpose of the Raspberry Pi Pico's on-board USB port?
a)
Powering the board
b)
Communicating with a computer
c)
Uploading programs
d)
All of the above
27.
8. What is the maximum voltage that can be applied to the Raspberry Pi Pico's power input?
a)
5V
b)
3.3V
c)
9V
d)
12V
28.
9. What is the purpose of the BOOTSEL button on the Raspberry Pi Pico board?
a)
Entering programming mode
b)
Resetting the board
c)
Entering sleep mode
d)
Changing clock speed
29.
10. Which of the following is a compatible development environment for programming the Raspberry Pi Pico board?
a)
Visual Studio Code
b)
Arduino IDE
c)
Thonny
d)
All of the above
30.

Identify

a)

Raspberry Pi

b)

Arduino Mega2560

c)

Raspberry Pi Pico

d)

Arduino Leonardo

31.
Used to create exponents
a)
**
b)
"""
c)
%
d)
#
32.
stores a piece of data, and gives it a specific name
a)
variable
b)
whitespace
c)
interpreter
d)
modulo
33.
returns the remainder from division
a)
modulo
b)
exponments
c)
boolean
d)
variables
34.
a line of text that Python won't try to run as code
a)
comment
b)
modulo
c)
variable
d)
boolean
35.
symbol used for modulo
a)
%
b)
&
c)
#
d)
**
36.
a data type than can have one of two values: True or False
a)
boolean
b)
variable
c)
modulo
d)
interpreter
37.
changing the value of a variable
a)
reassign
b)
comment
c)
modulo
d)
boolean
38.

Transistors act like tiny "____________."

a)

Electron sources

b)

Switches

c)

Batteries

d)

Bees?

39.

transistor has 3 electrodes namely

a)

PNP

b)

NPN

c)

Base/ Collector/ Emitter

d)

Drain/ Gate/ Source

40.

How many terminals are there in a transistor....?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Before transistors, these were used as amplifiers and switches, what are they?

a)

Vacuum Tubes

b)

Variable Bulbs

c)

Gas Switches

d)

Logic Tubes

42.

What is this pin called with the arrow?

a)

Emitter

b)

Base

c)

Collector

d)

Transistor

43.

What is this pin called with the arrow?

a)

Emitter

b)

Base

c)

Collector

d)

Transistor

44.

What is this pin called with the arrow?

a)

Emitter

b)

Base

c)

Collector

d)

Transistor

45.

What is this?

a)

Vacuum Tube

b)

Transistor

c)

Circuit

d)

Star Wars Character

46.

What family is the transistor part of?

a)

LED

b)

Diode

c)

Semiconductor

d)

Resistor

47.

What does LED stand for?

(a)  

48.

When does an LED emit light?

a)

When the exit voltage is zero

b)

When the power rating is greater than 1

c)

When a current pass through it

d)

When the inductance value is greater then the voltage

49.

What is the purpose of using LED current limiting resistors?

a)

To increase the voltage across the LED.

b)

To decrease the brightness of the LED.

c)

To prevent the LED from being destroyed.

d)

To change the color of the LED.

50.

What must be known to determine the value of a current limiting resistor for an LED?

a)

The supply voltage (Vsupply), LED forward voltage (VLED), and LED forward current (ILED).

b)

The manufacturer of the LED.

c)

The size of the LED.

51.

What is an object or type of material that allows the flow of electrons?

a)

Voltage

b)

Insulator

c)

Conductor

d)

Resistor

52.

What is the slowing down of an electric current ?

a)

Voltage

b)

Amperage

c)

Resistance

d)

Electric Field

53.

What is a path that starts and stops at the same place in which electrons flow?

a)

Current

b)

Resistance

c)

Static

d)

Circuit

54.
When speed increases, what happens to the value of torque?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays constant
55.
When speed decreases, what happens to the value of torque?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays constant
56.

What is the function of the smaller or "idle" gear?

a)

Makes the output gear turn slower

b)

Makes the output gear turn faster

c)

Makes the larger gears turn in opposite directions.

d)

Makes the larger gears turn in the same direction.

57.
True or false; both speed and torque can increase at the same time.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
not enough information
58.

Which gear is the output?

a)

A

b)

B

59.

Use the resistor code to determine the value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Yellow, Purple, Red, Gold

a)

4700 Ω ± 5%

b)

472 Ω ± 5%

c)

7400 Ω ± 5%

d)

472 Ω ± 10%

60.

Use the resistor code to determine the value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Brown, Black, Yellow, Silver

a)

104 Ω ± 10%

b)

104 Ω ± 5%

c)

100,000 Ω ± 10%

d)

10,000 Ω ± 5%

61.

Use the resistor code to determine the value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Green, Blue, Brown, Silver

a)

650 Ω ± 10%

b)

560 Ω ± 5%

c)

561 Ω ± 10%

d)

560 Ω ± 10%

62.

Use the resistor code to determine the value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Blue, Gray, Brown, Gold

a)

560 Ω ± 5%

b)

680 Ω ± 5%

c)

681 Ω ± 5%

d)

68 Ω ± 5%

63.

What colors would a 68 Ω ± 5% resistor have?

a)

Blue, Grey, Black, Gold

b)

Green, White, Black, Gold

c)

Blue, Grey, Brown, Gold

d)

Brown, Green, Black, Gold

64.

What colors would a 82 KΩ ± 5% resistor have?

a)

Grey, red, orange, gold

b)

Grey, orange, yellow, gold

c)

White, red, orange, gold

d)

Grey, red, yellow, gold

65.

What colors would a 390 KΩ ± 10% resistor have?

a)

Orange, White, Brown, Silver

b)

Orange, White, Yellow, Silver

c)

Orange, Grey, Brown, Gold

d)

Orange, Grey, Brown, Silver

66.

Calculate the MINIMUM value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Blue, Grey, Brown, Gold

a)

714 Ω

b)

680 Ω

c)

646 Ω

d)

664 Ω

67.

Calculate the MAXIMUM value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Green, Blue, Brown, Silver

a)

560 Ω

b)

504 Ω

c)

660 Ω

d)

616 Ω

68.

Calculate the MINIMUM value of the resistor shown in this diagram.

Yellow, Purple, Red, Gold

a)

4465 Ω

b)

4700 Ω

c)

4500 Ω

d)

4472 Ω

69.

I would write this down and go back and check some answers!!!!

a)

This is so easy

b)

Yup... Really Easy

c)

Watch Out For Sharks

d)

Is that an Alien!!!