Automated and emerging technologies

Question 1

scenarios where automated systems can be used

Answer 1

– industry
– transport
– agriculture
– weather
– gaming
– lighting
– science

Question 2

advantages

Answer 2

• Health and safety risks can be reduced by automating manual, repetitive or dangerous tasks.
• Increased speed, efficiency and volume of production, leading to increased income.
• Less reliance on human workers.
• Consistency of products and decisions.
• Better use of human workers’ time.

Question 3

disadvantages

Answer 3

• Increased complexity of human worker roles.
• Harder to be flexible and adapt to customer requests.
• Less employment for human workers
• More expensive to implement and maintain.
• Automation of tasks can lead to worker redundancy.

Question 4

what is meant by robotics

Answer 4

branch of computer science that incorporates the design, construction and operation of robots

Question 5

examples of robotics

Answer 5

factory equipment, domestic robots and drones

Question 6

characteristics of a robot

Answer 6

– a mechanical structure or framework
– electrical components, such as sensors, microprocessors and actuators
– programmable

Question 7

roles that robots can perform

Answer 7

– industry
– transport
– agriculture
– medicine
– domestic
– entertainment

Question 8

what is meant by artificial intelligence (AI)

Answer 8

branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviours by computers

Question 9

main characteristics of AI

Answer 9

collection of data and the rules for using that data, the ability to reason, and can include the ability to learn and adapt

Question 10

what are the 2 types of Ai opetaion

Answer 10

expert system and machine learning

Question 11

expert system

Answer 11

Expert systems have a knowledge base, a rule base, an inference engine and an interface

Question 12

machine learning

Answer 12

Machine learning is when a program has the ability to automatically adapt its own processes and/or data