Assessing the Impact of Automation and Alternative Systems - Section 6.2 Quiz
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Which phrase is most closely associated with productivity?
The number of items produced
The quality of items produced
The types of items produced
The cost of items produced
A woman runs an at-home business by baking and selling muffins at the local farmer's market.
Which idea below will not increase her productivity?
Use gourmet quality fruits and nuts
Buy all the ingredients in bulk
Bake several batches in one day to reduce cleanup time
Invest in a large-scale electric mixer
Which statement about productivity is true?
Productivity is often increased using a combination of mechanical and non-mechanical systems
Increasing productivity always reduces production costs
Productivity reduces the amount of work required to produce an item
An automated system often reduces productivity by reducing the quality of items produced
Which statement about automated systems is true?
An automated system uses computers to control machinery and processes
An automated system provides workers with machinery to assist them
An automated system promotes specialized labour and worker's rights
An automated system is a free market system that depends on consumer demand
Which photograph is the best example of an automated system?
Robotic bending machine
Woman assembles flowers
Assembler using pneumatic socket driver
Welder welding and grinding metal
Which is not a negative impact of automation?
Automating a system usually increases productivity
Some people have lost their jobs to automation
Automation may require more energy and this can affect the environment
Automation sometimes impacts human interaction and therefore it may have a social impact
Which is not usually a criterion developers use to assess a non-mechanical system?
Quality
Safety
Cost
Efficiency
The equation:
Efficiency = useful output work/input work
is an example of what kind of assessment?
Quantitative
Qualitative
Mechanical
Productivity
Qualitative assessments are often made by
observations.
numerical analysis.
value judgment.
efficiency testing.
Some Canadian provinces are considering high-speed trains to connect cities. First, developers would have to assess this new transportation system. One consideration is to determine how many people will use the train as this will impact its revenue. Another consideration is how much the new train might reduce traffic pollution. A third consideration is how much it will cost taxpayers to install.
Which list below reflects these assessments in correct order?
