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WorksheetsModule 5: Automation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
"The control and communication both in animals and machines"
(a)
This machine marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Automated loom
Steam engine
Ford model T
Analitical engine
Which of the following cannot be controlled by a PLC
pump
fan
heating system
bluetooth speaker
"Process of replacing humans with machines"
Automation
Mechanisation
Domotics
Robotics
An automated machine ...
is based on a scan time loop
is based on a feedback system
is not able to make decisions
can carry out multiple tasks at once
Automated machine process consists of ...
3 components: thing, language, action
4 steps: input scan, program scan, output scan, housekeeping mode
3 steps: sense, think, act
3 steps: input, output, adjustment
CNC stands for Computer N________ Controlled machine
Numerable
Neural
Network
Numerical
PLC stands for (a) LOGIC CONTROLLER
In a PLC the program runs completing a cycle, each cycle is ...
called "feedback loop" and consists of 3 steps: sense, think, act
called "scan mode" and is made up of 4 steps: input, program, output, housekeeping mode
called "loop" because it must be an unbroken path
is made up of 3 steps: a thing, a network and a result
The CPU of a PLC runs in 2 different modes: programming mode and ...
analogue mode
scan mode
running mode
run mode
the analog input ...
needs to be converted into numbers to be read by the CPU
is made up of regular ON (1) and OFF (0) signals
it can be given by a button or a switch
provides electricity in AC to DC form
the CPU of a PLC ...
is made up of a chip, one or more sensors and an actuator
stores the program and all the I/O data
consists of an ALU, a memory unit, one or more registers and a CU
is made up of a microprocessor, a memory unit and one or more IC
The name of the most important programming language of a PLC
(a)
An example of the application of automation in the INDUSTRY section
EXOSKELETON
TARGETING DRONES
CPOE
CONVEYOR BELTS
where does the word "DOM" contained in domotics comes from?
DOMINION
DETECTABLE
DOMUS
DOMINUS
What are the 3 core functions when speaking of domotics?
security, efficiency, comfort
controlling, heating, measuring
security, rapidity, saving money
rapidity, quality, security
IOT means (a)
A thing, also called smart thing, is ...
every piece of data transmitted to the final user through a notification
every device able to communicate and connect through fiber optics cables or peripherals
a group of sensors installed within a home environment
every device containing a smart component (chip or sensor)
An example of domotics
smart coffee maker
industrial robot
smart irrigation system
CPOE
An IOT ...
follows instructions with human intervention but without human interaction
follows instructions both with human intervention and interaction
follows instructions without human intervention but with human interaction
follows instructions with human intervention and the network control
