The linking of PCs with a communi-cations system is referred to as:

The user communicates directly with the computer through its peripheral devices is known as

A. On-line processing

B. Remote-terminal processing

C. Batch mode processing

D. Intelligent terminal Processing

E. None of the above

A flexible manufacturing system may be:

A. an automated assembly line

B. expensive to alter

C. very difficult to change when new products are introduced

D. All of the above.

E. None of the above

CAE and CAM are linked through:

A. a common data base and communications system

B. NC tape programming and automated design

C. parts production and testing

D. assembly automation and tool production.

E. None of the above

Today, programmable controllers:

A. are more powerful then the first controllers on the market

B. are relatively low cost compared with the original digital equipment available for industrial control

C. can be cost effective even when replacing just a few relays

D. All of the above

E. None of the above