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Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Automated And Emerging Technologies (Section 13)

1
What are the main features of a control system on a pilotless airplane?
Answer
(D)
All of the above
2
What advantages do expert systems have, as cited in the text?
Answer
A
B
C
3
In the manufacture of paracetamol, which component typically receives the data from the sensors and sends signals to the actuators?
Answer
(C)
The central computer system
4
What is a key function of sensors in an automated system?
Answer
(B)
To detect the environmental conditions
5
What kind of sensors are often used in autonomous cars?
Answer
A
B
C
6
In machine learning, what is the most important thing?
Answer
(A)
The size of the data set
7
What is one thing that deep learning models can be used for?
Answer
(D)
Facial recognition.
8
In the context of adaptive cruise control, what does 'safe distance' refer to?
Answer
(B)
The distance between the car and the car in front
9
What is a common area where robots are used in the agriculture sector?
Answer
(A)
Weed control
10
What is the purpose of using drones in agriculture?
Answer
A
C
11
What is a key characteristic of an expert system?
Answer
(C)
It uses human experts' knowledge and understanding.
12
What type of data is used in machine learning?
Answer
(A)
Existing Data and knowledge
13
What is the function of an actuator?
Answer
(B)
To make an action.
14
Which component of an automated system typically translates the instructions from the microprocessor into physical actions?
Answer
(B)
Actuator
15
What is a key function of a robot's sensors?
Answer
(D)
To recognise its immediate environment and give it the ability to determine things like size, shape or weight of an object
16
Which task can be performed by a domestic robot?
Answer
(B)
Cleaning floors
17
What is the purpose of the data collected by sensors in automated systems?
Answer
(C)
To provide information for decision-making
18
Which of the following best describes how machine learning improves search engine results?
Answer
(C)
By learning from past experiences and examples.
19
What are some of the possible disadvantages of automated systems?
Answer
A
B
20
What sensors are commonly found in a self-parking car?
Answer
A
C
D
21
What are some examples of actuators in automated systems?
Answer
A
B
D
22
What is a common application of drones in agriculture?
Answer
(B)
Precise fertilizer spraying
23
What is the main advantage of using machine learning?
Answer
(A)
That it can easily manage a variety of complex data.
24
What is the function of 'collaboration filtering'?
Answer
(B)
To recommend items to users.
25
In the context of the Brazilian irrigation system, what is the primary advantage of automated irrigation?
Answer
(A)
Requires less water
26
Which technology is used by drones to take an aerial view?
Answer
(B)
Simple camera system
27
What kind of data does the training data typically provide to the machine learning model in the spam filtering example?
Answer
(B)
Examples of spam and non-spam emails.
28
What component is responsible for taking action in the automated car?
Answer
(C)
The actuators
29
In the context of automated systems, what is the purpose of 'actuators'?
Answer
(B)
To control movement or action.
30
What are the advantages of autonomous vehicles?
Answer
A
B
C
31
What does the term 'dependent' refer to in the context of robots?
Answer
(B)
A robot that requires human input
32
In the example of the chemical process in the laboratory, what are the functions of the microprocessors?
Answer
A
C
33
What are the main advantages of using AI in research?
Answer
A
B
34
What is a key benefit of automated systems in industrial manufacturing, as mentioned in the text?
Answer
(C)
Improve the product quality
35
Which of the following best describes the function of an autonomous floor sweeper?
Answer
(B)
Cleaning.
36
What roles do the sensors play in an autonomous car?
Answer
B
C
D
37
What is the role of the inference engine within an expert system?
Answer
(C)
Applying rules to data to make inferences.
38
Which of the following is an advantage of using an automated system?
Answer
(C)
It is likely to be efficient.
39
What task does an expert system mainly do?
Answer
(A)
Solve difficult problems that need a high degree of expertise.
40
What is an essential feature of a machine learning system as described in the text?
Answer
(B)
It adapts from previous experiences.
41
Which sensors are often used in automated self-parking cars?
Answer
(B)
Proximity sensors, such as ultrasonic sensors
42
In the context of self-parking cars, what does the computer use the sensor data for?
Answer
(C)
To control the car's movement for parking
43
What are some features of a machine-learning model?
Answer
A
B
C
44
What role do proximity sensors play in self-parking cars?
Answer
(B)
They detect the presence of other objects nearby
45
Which of the following components are utilized to automatically control doors in a train?
Answer
A
C
D
46
Which task an expert system might be used for?
Answer
(B)
Diagnosing medical conditions.
47
What type of AI system can provide diagnoses?
Answer
(B)
Expert systems
48
Which of the following is a characteristic of 'strong AI'?
Answer
(B)
The ability to reason, learn and adapt.
49
What is the fundamental concept behind 'deep learning'?
Answer
(D)
Building up layers of artificial neural networks.
50
What best describes 'strong AI'?
Answer
(B)
AI that possesses the ability to learn, adapt, and reason like a human.