COMPLETE UNIT-2,3 10/09/2010 & 23/09/2010

Online question(7ME1) From Unit-2 to5

1. CAD/CAM is the inter relationship between
A.marketing and design
B.manufacturingand marketing
C.engineering and marketing
D.engineering and manufacturing
Ans. d
2. CAE and CAM are linked through
A. a common database and communication system
B.NC tape programming and automated design
C. assembly automation and tool production
D. parts production and testing
Ans.a
3. CAD/CAM is hardware oriented, but .gives it life.
A. numerical control
B. documentation
C. software
D. communications
Ans. c
4. Key hardware item which ties a CAD/CAM system together is
A. keyboard
B. graphics workstation
C. digitizer
D. plotter
Ans. d
5. Item which best describes the CAM technology is
A. numerical control
B. documentation
C. drafting
D. geometric modelling
Ans. a
6. Automation means
A. increased productivity
B. workers controlling machines
C. assisting and replacing humans by machines
D. all of the above
Ans. d

7. A flexible manufacturing system may be

A.an automated assembly line
B. expensive to alter
C. very difficult to change when new products are introduced
D. all of the above
Ans. a

8. Which of the following has the lowest production rates?

A. job shop production
B. batch production
C. mass production
D. continuous flow process
Ans. a
9. Components of the control system may include
A. amplifiers
B. actuators
C. sensors
D. all of the above
Ans. d
10. What are the components of a typical NC SYSTEM?
A. tape input
B. machine tool
C. controller
D. all of the above
Ans. d
11. The main function of CAD is
A. drafting
B. geometric modelling
C. documentation
D. all of the above
Ans. d
12. Flexible manufacturing allows for
A. automated design
B. factory management
C. tool design and tool production
D. quick and inexpensive product changes
Ans. d
13. Three types of works station display hardware are strokes, storage tube and
A. raster CRT

B. display controller
C. light pen
D. vector CRT
Ans. a
14. Raster CRT eliminates
A. flicker and slow update
B. flicker only
C. slow update only
D. has no effect
Ans. a

15. Three types of cursors for tablets are mouse, stylus, or

A. digitizing cursors
B. light pen
C. joystick
D. programmable dials
Ans. a
16. Digitizer, which measures a wave travelling at the speed sound is
A. electrostatic
B. sonic
C. digitizing scanner
D. capacitive
Ans. b
17. To perform a specific command a plotter requires a
A. software
B. firmware
C. driver
D. controller
Ans. c
18. Plotter which eliminates media size limitations is
A. drum
B. flatbed
C. pinch roller
D. electrostatic
Ans. a
19. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and
A. vertical dimension
B. intelligence
C. resolution

D. buffer size
Ans. c
20. Inkjet is a form of
A. impact printing
B.dot matrix printing
C. thermal printing
D. serial impact printing
Ans. b

21. Rate at which scanning is repeated is called the

A. stroke rate
B. refresh rate
C. resolution
D. bandwidth
Ans. b

22. The lowest form of computer language is called

A. BASIC
B. FORTRAN
C. Machine language
D. COBOL
Ans. c
23. Which ties CAD/CAM workstation together?
A.keyboard
B.digitizer
C.plotter
D.graphics workstation
Ans. d
24. Which of the following items best describes a CAM TECHNOLOGY?
A. drafting
B. numerical control
C. documentation
D. geometric modelling
Ans. b
25. The benefits of CAD is/are
A. improved design accuracy
B. shorter lead times
C. minimum transcription errors

D. all of the above

Ans. b
26. Integration of CAD and CAM is known as
A. CIM
B. CAE
C. CAM alone
D. CAD alone
Ans. a
27. Robots increase productivity because
A. they can work continuously
B. production quality is uniform
C. they work at higher speed
D. all of the above
Ans. d
28. Robots are specified by
A. control system
B. axis of movement
C. payload
D. all of the above
Ans. d

29. Robot motion

A. imitates human motion
B.is same for all robots
C.is not dependent on robot structure
D. none of the above
Ans. a
30. The axis of movement of a robot may include
A. elbow rotation
B. Wrist rotation
C. X-Y co-ordinate motion
D. all of the above
Ans. d

1. Three types of works station display hardware are strokes, storage tube and
A. raster CRT
B. display controller
C. light pen
D. vector CRT

Ans. a
2. Raster CRT eliminates
A. flicker and slow update
B. flicker only
C. slow update only
D. has no effect
Ans. a

3. Three types of cursors for tablets are mouse, stylus, or

A. digitizing cursors
B. light pen
C. joystick
D. programmable dials
Ans. a
4. Digitizer, which measures a wave travelling at the speed sound is
A. electrostatic
B. sonic
C. digitizing scanner
D. capacitive
Ans. b
5. To perform a specific command a plotter requires a
A. software
B. firmware
C. driver
D. controller
Ans. c
6. Plotter which eliminates media size limitations is
A. drum
B. flatbed
C. pinch roller
D. electrostatic
Ans. a
7. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and
A. vertical dimension
B. intelligence
C. resolution
D. buffer size
Ans. c

8. Inkjet is a form of
A. impact printing
B.dot matrix printing
C. thermal printing
D. serial impact printing
Ans. b
9. Rate at which scanning is repeated is called the
A. stroke rate
B. refresh rate
C. resolution
D. bandwidth
Ans. b

10. The lowest form of computer language is called

A. BASIC
B. FORTRAN
C. Machine language
D. COBOL
Ans. c
11. Which ties CAD/CAM workstation together?
A.keyboard
B.digitizer
C.plotter
D.graphics workstation
Ans. d
12. Three different types of pen plotter technology are flatbed, drum, and?
a. thermal
b. electrostatic
c. pinch roller
d. impact
ans. C

13. the best quality graphics, reproduction is produced by

a. dot matrix printers

b. laser printers
c. ink jet printers
d. plotters
ans. D
14. to perform specific commands a plotter requires a
a. software
b. firmware
c. driver
d. controller
ans-c
15. plotter which eliminates media size limitations is
a. drum
b. flatbed
c. pinch roller
d. electrostatic
ans. A
16. plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatibilty and
a. vertical dimension
b. intelligence
c. resolution
d. buffer size
ans. C
17. in selecting a plotter, first consider the
a. currently owened hardwar

b. best application
c. cost
d. type of input data
ans. B
18. in pen plotters, resolution refers to the shortest possible line, but in electrostatic plotters it
refers to the
a. no. of dots per inch
b. speed per inch
c. dual axis tracking
d. how accurately the plotter works
ans. A
19. input data for electrostatic plotters must be in
a. input format
b. raster format
c. an original format
d. a raster to vector format
ans. B
20.ink jet is form of
a. impact printing
b. dot matrix printing
c. thermal printing
d. serial impact printing
ans. B

21. rate at which scanning is repeated is called

a. stroke rate
b. refresh rate
c. resolution
d. bandwidth
ans. b
22.. CAD/CAM is hardware oriented, but .gives it life.
A. numerical control
B. documentation
C. software
D. communications
Ans. c
23. Key hardware item which ties a CAD/CAM system together is
A. keyboard
B. graphics workstation
C. digitizer
D. plotter
Ans. d
24. Item which best describes the CAM technology is
A. numerical control
B. documentation
C. drafting
D. geometric modelling
Ans. a
25. Automation means
A. increased productivity
B. workers controlling machines
C. assisting and replacing humans by machines
D. all of the above
Ans. d
26. A flexible manufacturing system may be
A.an automated assembly line
B. expensive to alter
C. very difficult to change when new products are introduced
D. all of the above

Ans. a

27. Which of the following has the lowest production rates?

A. job shop production
B. batch production
C. mass production
D. continuous flow process
Ans. a
28. Components of the control system may include
A. amplifiers
B. actuators
C. sensors
D. all of the above
Ans. d
29. What are the components of a typical NC SYSTEM?
A. tape input
B. machine tool
C. controller
D. all of the above
Ans. d
30. The main function of CAD is (are)
A. drafting
B. geometric modelling
C. documentation
D. all of the above
Ans. d

31. Flexible manufacturing allows for

A. automated design
B. factory management
C. tool design and tool production
D. quick and inexpensive product changes
Ans. d
32. the main functions of cad is
a. drafting
b. geometric modeling
c. documentation
d. all of these
ans .d
33. what is the short form of computer aided designing and drafting.
a. CAD
B. CADD
C. CIM
D. CAM
Ans. B
34. Digitizer, which measures a wave travelling at the speed sound is
A. electrostatic
B. sonic
C. digitizing scanner
D. capacitive
Ans. b
35. To perform a specific command a plotter requires a
A. software
B. firmware
C. driver
D. controller
Ans. c
36. Plotter which eliminates media size limitations is
A. drum

B. flatbed
C. pinch roller
D. electrostatic
Ans. a
37. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and
A. vertical dimension
B. intelligence
C. resolution
D. buffer size
Ans. c
38. Inkjet is a form of
A. impact printing
B.dot matrix printing
C. thermal printing
D. serial impact printing
Ans. b
39. Rate at which scanning is repeated is called the
A. stroke rate
B. refresh rate
C. resolution
D. bandwidth
Ans. b

40. The lowest form of computer language is called

A. BASIC
B. FORTRAN
C. machine language
D. COBOL
Ans. c
41. Which amongst the following is not the iron ore used in the production of pig iron
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Hematite
Magnetite
Sphalerite
Siderite

Ans. (c)
42. The product from blast furnace is called
(a) Cast iron
(b) Wrought iron
(c) Pig iron

(d) Steel
Ans. (c)
43.Pig iron may be basic or acidic depending upon its
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Sulphur
Phosphorous
Silicon
Slag content

Ans. (b)
44.The lime stone is added in blast furnace to flux
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Carbon
Sulphur
Silicon oxide
Magnesium oxide

Ans. (c)
45.The slag from the blast furnace consists of
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Calcium and ferrous silicates

Aluminium and ferrous silicates
Calcium and aluminium
Calcium, aluminium and ferrous silicates

Ans. (d)
46.The cupola is used to make
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Pig iron
Cast iron
Wrought iron
Steel

Ans. (b)

47.The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies between

(a)0.1 to 0.2%

(b)0.5 to 0.1%

(C) 1.0 to 1.5%

(d) 2.5 to 3.5%

Ans. (d)

48.Presence of sulphur imparts following characteristics of the cast iron

(a)Hardness and brittleness
(b) Malleability
(c) Softness and easy machiniability
(d) Fluidity
Ans. (b)
49. silicon in cast iron
(a) Makes the casting unsound
(b) Promotes the formation of graphite
(c) Aids fusibility and fluidity
(d) Makes the iron soft and easily machinable
Ans. (a)
50.cast iron are generally specified by
(A)percentage of carbon content
(b)method of manufacture
(c)tensile strength
(d)process of heat treatment
Ans. (d)