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Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Automated And Emerging Technologies (Section 9)

1
Which of the following are advantages of using expert systems?
Answer
A
B
2
What is one of the roles of robots in the agriculture, as mentioned in the text?
Answer
(B)
Harvesting vegetables
3
What is the primary function of sensors in an automated system?
Answer
(B)
To collect information about the environment.
4
What device is responsible for measuring wind speed in an automated weather station?
Answer
(C)
Anemometer
5
What is the function of the 'on-board computer' in a self-parking car?
Answer
(B)
To process sensor data and control the vehicle.
6
What is the role of the inference engine in an expert system?
Answer
(C)
To apply rules to derive new knowledge.
7
In an automated system, what are sensors primarily used for?
Answer
(B)
To collect data from the environment.
8
In the context of self-parking cars, what is the primary role of the car's computer?
Answer
(C)
To process sensor data and control steering and brakes.
9
What is NOT the task of robots in the industry?
Answer
(A)
To perform surgeries.
10
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using robots?
Answer
A
C
D
11
What is a problem with autonomous airplanes?
Answer
(C)
Increased cost.
12
Which of the following is a primary function of the 'central computer' in the example of manufacturing Paracetamol?
Answer
C
D
13
What is one potential disadvantage of using automated systems?
Answer
(C)
High initial investment and complex maintenance.
14
What are the advantages of using machine learning?
Answer
A
B
C
15
In what ways do drones improve crop management?
Answer
A
B
C
16
What is the main disadvantage for autonomous trains?
Answer
(A)
Security issues
17
Which of the following are key components of an automated weather station?
Answer
A
B
C
18
In an automated system, what does the CPU primarily interact with to control the environment?
Answer
(B)
Actuators
19
What is the primary function of the 'Distributed Control System' (DCS) in the nuclear power station example?
Answer
(B)
To monitor and control the entire process.
20
What is a possible use of autonomous vehicles?
Answer
(D)
Reduced traffic flow.
21
What is the primary goal of machine learning?
Answer
(B)
To enable computers to learn from data without explicit programming.
22
What does the AI learn during the learning process?
Answer
(D)
All the above
23
What is one advantage of using autonomous trains?
Answer
(D)
All of the above.
24
What type of application is the 'personal assistant' robot designed for?
Answer
(B)
To assist people with tasks.
25
What are some key features of a control system in an autonomous airplane?
Answer
A
B
C
D
26
Which of the following is an example of a machine learning application?
Answer
A
B
C
27
What type of system is a self-parking car?
Answer
(A)
A closed-loop system.
28
What kind of sensors are used on autonomous trains?
Answer
A
B
C
29
What is the advantage of using an automated system?
Answer
(B)
It is efficient.
30
What makes it easier to detect problems in plants?
Answer
(B)
Using seed-planting drones
31
What are some of the tasks a robot can perform in the home?
Answer
A
B
32
What is the main function of 'Domestic robots'?
Answer
(A)
To clean the house
33
What is the function of the ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter) in the context of the nuclear power station example?
Answer
(B)
To convert analog signals to digital signals
34
What is the purpose of the input to the machine learning model?
Answer
(B)
To train the system so it can make accurate predictions.
35
Which component of an expert system is responsible for storing the expert's knowledge?
Answer
(C)
The knowledge base
36
Which of the following is a disadvantage specific to autonomous trains?
Answer
(B)
Higher initial cost.
37
In the context of agriculture, what is phenotyping primarily used for?
Answer
(C)
Observing plant characteristics
38
Which of the following is an application of Machine learning, as indicated in the text?
Answer
(A)
Spam filter of emails
39
What type of problem does the provided text focus on when it comes to fraud detection?
Answer
(A)
Credit card fraud.
40
In the example of manufacturing paracetamol, which part is responsible for ensuring correct proportions of materials?
Answer
(C)
The central computer
41
In the spam filtering example, how does the machine learning model learn to classify emails as spam?
Answer
(B)
By learning from a dataset of labeled spam and non-spam emails.
42
What is one of the advantages of using drones in the context of agriculture?
Answer
(D)
They can reduce the amount of water used.
43
What are some of the applications of drones?
Answer
A
B
C
44
What is the purpose of an automated system for a distribution company?
Answer
(C)
To automate the packaging and dispensing of items.
45
What does the acronym 'AI' stand for?
Answer
(B)
Artificial Intelligence
46
What is the purpose of using AI (Artificial Intelligence) in autonomous systems?
Answer
(A)
To perform tasks that require human intelligence.
47
In a self-parking car, which components contribute to the automatic parking process?
Answer
A
B
C
48
What is the purpose of collaboration filtering, as described in the text?
Answer
(C)
To recommend items based on similar users' behavior.
49
What is a key characteristic that allows 'seed-planting drones' to be more effective?
Answer
(C)
They can quickly distribute seeds and fertilizer accurately.
50
What is a key advantage of using seed-planting drones in agriculture?
Answer
(D)
All of the above