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PLTW-CIM Final Review, HoHSComputer Aided Design (CAD) - correct answer ✔The use of computers in
converting the initial idea for a product into a detailed engineering design.
Patrick J. Hanratty, Joseph Harrington
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) - correct answer ✔A company-
wide management philosophy for planning, integration, and implementation of
automation. - Joseph Harrington
Dependent Variable - correct answer ✔A variable whose value depends on
the value of another variable.
Independent Variable - correct answer ✔The controlling factor between
variables, on which the value of the other variable depends.
Just in Time (JIT) - correct answer ✔A system that eliminates work-in-
process (WIP) inventory by scheduling arrival of parts and assemblies for an
operation at the time they are needed and not before. -Kiichiro Toyoda
Kaizen - correct answer ✔Continuous improvement that involves all
participants. - Toyoda
Lean Manufacturing - correct answer ✔The systematic elimination of waste.
Kiichiro Toyoda
Manufacturing - correct answer ✔A series of interrelated activities and
operations that involve product design and the planning, producing, materials
control, quality assurance, management, and marketing of that product.
, Robotics - correct answer ✔•The science and technology of robots, their
design, manufacture, and application. Famous people: Ctesibius of
Alexandria, George C. Devol and Joseph F. Engelberger, Isaac Asimov.
Six SIGMA - correct answer ✔Six Sigma at many organizations is a measure
of quality that strives for near perfection. To achieve Six Sigma, a process
must not produce more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities. Carl
Frederick Gauss, Motorola, Inc.
Closed Loop - correct answer ✔A system that uses feedback from the output
to control the input.
Control System - correct answer ✔A system in which one or more outputs
are forced to change in a desired manner as time progresses.
Decision Block - correct answer ✔The diamond-shaped block used for
YES/NO questions. These blocks have two outputs: 1 (for yes) and 2 (for no).
Flow Chart - correct answer ✔A graphical representation of the progress of a
system for the definition, analysis, or solution of a data-processing or
manufacturing problem.
Flow Lines - correct answer ✔The connecting line or arrow between symbols
on a flow chart.
Input/Output Block - correct answer ✔A function that makes information
available for processing or that records processed information.
Interface - correct answer ✔The connection between the computer and the
control system.
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