1. What is the main focus of cyber-physical systems (CPS)?
(A) Integration of computation, networking, and physical processes
(B) CPU-only computation
(C) Disk batch-only control
(D) Memory-only data storage
2. A key characteristic of CPS is:
(A) CPU idle exclusively
(B) Real-time interaction between computational and physical components
(C) Disk batch-only execution
(D) Memory-only operations
3. CPS are commonly used in:
(A) CPU idle exclusively
(B) Autonomous vehicles, smart grids, and medical monitoring
(C) Disk batch-only systems
(D) Memory-only devices
4. In CPS, sensors and actuators are used to:
(A) Monitor and control physical processes
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only data
(D) Memory-only feedback
5. One challenge in CPS design is:
(A) CPU idle exclusively
(B) Ensuring timely and reliable communication between computational and physical components
(C) Disk batch-only control
(D) Memory-only timing
6. CPS often require:
(A) CPU idle exclusively
(B) Real-time operating systems with strict timing guarantees
(C) Disk batch-only scheduling
(D) Memory-only management
7. Feedback control in CPS helps:
(A) Memory-only adjustment
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only control
(D) Maintain desired physical system behavior under varying conditions
8. Cybersecurity in CPS is important because:
(A) CPU idle exclusively
(B) Attacks can affect both computational and physical processes
(C) Disk batch-only vulnerabilities
(D) Memory-only risks
9. One goal of CPS scheduling is:
(A) Meeting task deadlines while ensuring safe and predictable physical operations
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only execution
(D) Memory-only timing
10. CPS communication networks must be:
(A) CPU idle exclusively
(B) Deterministic and reliable for real-time data exchange
(C) Disk batch-only reliable
(D) Memory-only deterministic
11. A common CPS architecture includes:
(A) Sensors, actuators, controllers, and networked computation
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only components
(D) Memory-only nodes
12. One challenge in CPS is handling:
(A) Memory-only heterogeneity
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only devices
(D) Heterogeneity of devices and communication protocols
13. CPS must often consider:
(A) Memory-only limitations
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only factors
(D) Physical constraints such as inertia, delay, and environmental factors
14. Real-time monitoring in CPS is critical for:
(A) Memory-only analysis
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only monitoring
(D) Ensuring system safety and timely responses to changes
15. CPS applications in healthcare include:
(A) Patient monitoring systems and automated drug delivery
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only records
(D) Memory-only devices
16. Predictability in CPS ensures:
(A) Disk batch-only timing
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Physical system behaviors occur within expected timing constraints
(D) Memory-only predictability
17. CPS scheduling often combines:
(A) Real-time, adaptive, and power-aware strategies
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only scheduling
(D) Memory-only policies
18. One key metric in CPS performance evaluation is:
(A) Deadline adherence and system stability under dynamic conditions
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only throughput
(D) Memory-only utilization
19. CPS are increasingly important in:
(A) Disk batch-only applications
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Smart cities, industrial automation, and autonomous transportation
(D) Memory-only embedded systems
20. The main goal of CPS is:
(A) Seamless integration of computation and physical processes with real-time guarantees
(B) CPU idle exclusively
(C) Disk batch-only execution
(D) Memory-only processing