University of San FranciscoBSA 222CIM Test bank

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SUPPLEMENT E: COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING TRUE/FALSE 1. Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is an umbrella term for the total integration of product design and engineering, process plann... ing, and manufacturing by means of complex computer systems. True (Introduction, easy) 2. CAM is an electronic system for designing new parts or products or altering existing one. False (Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing, moderate) 3. Numerically controlled (NC) machines are large machine tools programmed to produce small- to medium-sized batches of intricate parts. True (Numerically Controlled Machines, easy) 4. Industrial robots are versatile computer-controlled machines programmed to perform various tasks. True (Industrial Robots, moderate) 5. AGVs are a small driverless, battery-driven truck that moves materials between operations, following instructions from either an on-board or a central computer. True (Automated Materials Handling, moderate) 6. A flexible manufacturing system is a configuration of computer-controlled, semi-independent workstations where materials are automatically handled and machine loaded. True (Flexible Manufacturing System, moderate) MULTIPLE CHOICE 7. Which one of the following descriptions about computer-integrated manufacturing is NOT true? a. Computer-aided design (CAD) comes under the umbrella of CIM. b. Computer-integrated manufacturing is a term for an automatic process that can be reprogrammed to handle various products. c. Computer-integrated manufacturing is the total integration of product design and engineering, process planning, and manufacturing by means of complex computer systems. d. Less-comprehensive computerized control or scheduling are often considered part of computerintegrated manufacturing. b (Introduction, moderate [Show More]

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