Robotics

Question 1

1A variable in a program is

Easy

A. a battery B. a sensor C. a named storage location for data D. a motor

Question 2

2An "if" statement in a robot program is used to

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A. store data B. make decisions based on conditions C. draw shapes D. repeat forever

Question 3

3A robot must keep driving forward until its distance sensor reads less than 10 cm. Which block-based structure fits best?

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A. a Repeat Until loop B. an If-Then block C. a single Move block D. a Sound block

Question 4

4An If-Then-Else block differs from an If-Then block because it

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A. also gives an action for when the condition is false B. repeats forever C. cannot use sensors D. only works with sound

Question 5

5Pseudocode for "if distance < 10 then stop" is an example of

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A. a variable declaration B. a loop C. a comment D. a conditional statement

Question 6

6Dead reckoning estimates a robot's position from

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A. cameras only B. known speed, heading and time C. guessing D. GPS only

Question 7

7In a flowchart, the start and the end of an algorithm are shown with

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A. an oval (terminator) B. a parallelogram C. a rectangle D. a diamond

Question 8

8Pseudocode is

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A. a type of flowchart symbol B. a 3D printing file C. a programming language that runs directly on an Arduino D. a plain-language outline of an algorithm, written like code

Question 9

9Debugging a robot program means

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A. adding sensors B. painting the robot C. charging batteries D. finding and fixing errors

Question 10

10A finite state machine for a robot changes state based on

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A. battery colour B. current state and inputs C. time of day only D. random numbers only