SACA C102 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. Five critical manufacturing performance objectives ? Get this wrong you
suck - ANSWER ✔ quality, speed, dependability (or reliability), flexibility,
and cost
2. Can you explain preference metrics and key process indicators?(aura if u get
this btw) - ANSWER ✔ The answer is Preference metrics quantify user
preferences, while KPIs measure process performance.
3. Describe manual assembly - ANSWER ✔ Workers use tools and hands to
put parts together
4. Describe automated assembly - ANSWER ✔ Machines and robots that do
assembly work
5. Do you know how to use the 5 ways to help find a root cause of a
failure?(think to yourself if your worth it if your quit) - ANSWER ✔
repeatedly asking "why" about the problem, progressing through the answers
until you reach the underlying fundamental issue
6. Can you define productivity and list its measures(who going to carry the
boats-David Goggins) - ANSWER ✔ a measure of output relative to input
7. Can you calculate machine/employee productivity and value added per
employee ("I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done,"-David
Goggins) - ANSWER ✔ To calculate machine/employee productivity and
value added per employee, you need specific data regarding the total output
, produced by machines and employees, as well as the total value added by
the company.
8. Do you know how to calculate production efficiency and machine utilization
( what drives you-SpongeBob) - ANSWER ✔ divide your "actual output"
by the "standard output" and multiply by 100%
9. describe six functional areas of an advanced manufacturing plant and name
three basic production layout formats - ANSWER ✔ management,
production and transportation, marketing, research and development,
accounting and finance, and human resource management
10.(Intro to CNC Machining) The X and Z axes are used in turning centers to
move the __________ . - ANSWER ✔ Tool
11.(CNC Workspace) In which quadrant would coordinates -2, 5 be located? -
ANSWER ✔ Upper left
12.(CNC Workspace) The distance along each axis from the machine zero
home position to the programmed reference point is known as the
_____________ . - ANSWER ✔ Work offest
13.(CNC Programming and Operation) When is CNC instruction G00 used to
move the machine? - ANSWER ✔ Quick to get the tool in place
14.(CNC Programming and Operation) When is CNC instruction G01 used to
move the machine? - ANSWER ✔ For straight lines at specific speed
15.(Pick and Place Feeding) A powered parts feeder typically includes a
___________ , a cylinder to push the part out to the pickup location, and a
sensor to indicate when there are no more parts. - ANSWER ✔ Gravity
feed chute
16.(Pick and Place Feeding) A vacuum switch converts a sensed pressure of
vacuum into a(n) __________ signal that can be used as an input to a
controller. - ANSWER ✔ Discrete
,17.(Pick and Place Feeding) The vacuum switch signals that vacuum is not
sufficient when connected to a ___________ . - ANSWER ✔ Vacuum
gripper
18.(Gear Drives) What does adding an idler gear to the gear drive do? -
ANSWER ✔ Change the dirction the driver gear
19.IP Address - ANSWER ✔ A unique address assigned to each device on a
network for identification.
20.Preset Time (PT) - ANSWER ✔ The amount of time a timer is set to count
down from.
21.Elapsed Time (ET) - ANSWER ✔ The amount of time that has passed
since a timer started.
22.Non-retentive timer - ANSWER ✔ A timer that resets when its input turns
false.
23.Retentive timer - ANSWER ✔ A timer that retains its value even when its
input turns false.
24.Single-cycle - ANSWER ✔ A mode of operation where the machine
completes one cycle of operation.
25.Lathe - ANSWER ✔ A machine tool used for shaping materials by rotating
them against a cutting tool.
26.Chuck - ANSWER ✔ The part of a lathe that clamps the workpiece in
place.
27.CNC - ANSWER ✔ Stands for Computer Numerical Control, a technology
for automating machine tools.
28.Turning center - ANSWER ✔ A CNC machine that utilizes a rotating
workpiece.
, 29.Milling machine - ANSWER ✔ A machine tool used for cutting and
shaping materials by moving a rotating cutter.
30.Spindle - ANSWER ✔ The part of a machining center that holds and
rotates the tool.
31.Reaming tool - ANSWER ✔ A tool used to create smooth, finished holes
in materials.
32.Machine center - ANSWER ✔ A CNC milling machine with a tool
changer and an enclosure.
33.Vertical machining center - ANSWER ✔ A machine center where the
spindle and tool are oriented vertically.
34.Vertical machine center - ANSWER ✔ A type of machining center that
operates in a vertical orientation.
35.Vertical machine area - ANSWER ✔ The space designated for vertical
machining operations.
36.Vertical CNC center - ANSWER ✔ A CNC machine that operates in a
vertical configuration.
37.Vertical milling machine - ANSWER ✔ A machine tool that uses a
rotating cutter to remove material from a workpiece in a vertical orientation.
38.X-axis - ANSWER ✔ On a horizontal machining center, the axis that
corresponds to the work table moving left and right.
39.Y-axis - ANSWER ✔ On a horizontal machining center, the axis that
corresponds to the tooling turret moving up and down.
40.Z-axis - ANSWER ✔ The axis that moves the spindle towards and away
from the workpiece.
41.Ordered pair - ANSWER ✔ A numerical address for a point known as a
coordinate.
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
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<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Five critical manufacturing performance objectives ? Get this wrong you
suck - ANSWER ✔ quality, speed, dependability (or reliability), flexibility,
and cost
2. Can you explain preference metrics and key process indicators?(aura if u get
this btw) - ANSWER ✔ The answer is Preference metrics quantify user
preferences, while KPIs measure process performance.
3. Describe manual assembly - ANSWER ✔ Workers use tools and hands to
put parts together
4. Describe automated assembly - ANSWER ✔ Machines and robots that do
assembly work
5. Do you know how to use the 5 ways to help find a root cause of a
failure?(think to yourself if your worth it if your quit) - ANSWER ✔
repeatedly asking "why" about the problem, progressing through the answers
until you reach the underlying fundamental issue
6. Can you define productivity and list its measures(who going to carry the
boats-David Goggins) - ANSWER ✔ a measure of output relative to input
7. Can you calculate machine/employee productivity and value added per
employee ("I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done,"-David
Goggins) - ANSWER ✔ To calculate machine/employee productivity and
value added per employee, you need specific data regarding the total output
, produced by machines and employees, as well as the total value added by
the company.
8. Do you know how to calculate production efficiency and machine utilization
( what drives you-SpongeBob) - ANSWER ✔ divide your "actual output"
by the "standard output" and multiply by 100%
9. describe six functional areas of an advanced manufacturing plant and name
three basic production layout formats - ANSWER ✔ management,
production and transportation, marketing, research and development,
accounting and finance, and human resource management
10.(Intro to CNC Machining) The X and Z axes are used in turning centers to
move the __________ . - ANSWER ✔ Tool
11.(CNC Workspace) In which quadrant would coordinates -2, 5 be located? -
ANSWER ✔ Upper left
12.(CNC Workspace) The distance along each axis from the machine zero
home position to the programmed reference point is known as the
_____________ . - ANSWER ✔ Work offest
13.(CNC Programming and Operation) When is CNC instruction G00 used to
move the machine? - ANSWER ✔ Quick to get the tool in place
14.(CNC Programming and Operation) When is CNC instruction G01 used to
move the machine? - ANSWER ✔ For straight lines at specific speed
15.(Pick and Place Feeding) A powered parts feeder typically includes a
___________ , a cylinder to push the part out to the pickup location, and a
sensor to indicate when there are no more parts. - ANSWER ✔ Gravity
feed chute
16.(Pick and Place Feeding) A vacuum switch converts a sensed pressure of
vacuum into a(n) __________ signal that can be used as an input to a
controller. - ANSWER ✔ Discrete
,17.(Pick and Place Feeding) The vacuum switch signals that vacuum is not
sufficient when connected to a ___________ . - ANSWER ✔ Vacuum
gripper
18.(Gear Drives) What does adding an idler gear to the gear drive do? -
ANSWER ✔ Change the dirction the driver gear
19.IP Address - ANSWER ✔ A unique address assigned to each device on a
network for identification.
20.Preset Time (PT) - ANSWER ✔ The amount of time a timer is set to count
down from.
21.Elapsed Time (ET) - ANSWER ✔ The amount of time that has passed
since a timer started.
22.Non-retentive timer - ANSWER ✔ A timer that resets when its input turns
false.
23.Retentive timer - ANSWER ✔ A timer that retains its value even when its
input turns false.
24.Single-cycle - ANSWER ✔ A mode of operation where the machine
completes one cycle of operation.
25.Lathe - ANSWER ✔ A machine tool used for shaping materials by rotating
them against a cutting tool.
26.Chuck - ANSWER ✔ The part of a lathe that clamps the workpiece in
place.
27.CNC - ANSWER ✔ Stands for Computer Numerical Control, a technology
for automating machine tools.
28.Turning center - ANSWER ✔ A CNC machine that utilizes a rotating
workpiece.
, 29.Milling machine - ANSWER ✔ A machine tool used for cutting and
shaping materials by moving a rotating cutter.
30.Spindle - ANSWER ✔ The part of a machining center that holds and
rotates the tool.
31.Reaming tool - ANSWER ✔ A tool used to create smooth, finished holes
in materials.
32.Machine center - ANSWER ✔ A CNC milling machine with a tool
changer and an enclosure.
33.Vertical machining center - ANSWER ✔ A machine center where the
spindle and tool are oriented vertically.
34.Vertical machine center - ANSWER ✔ A type of machining center that
operates in a vertical orientation.
35.Vertical machine area - ANSWER ✔ The space designated for vertical
machining operations.
36.Vertical CNC center - ANSWER ✔ A CNC machine that operates in a
vertical configuration.
37.Vertical milling machine - ANSWER ✔ A machine tool that uses a
rotating cutter to remove material from a workpiece in a vertical orientation.
38.X-axis - ANSWER ✔ On a horizontal machining center, the axis that
corresponds to the work table moving left and right.
39.Y-axis - ANSWER ✔ On a horizontal machining center, the axis that
corresponds to the tooling turret moving up and down.
40.Z-axis - ANSWER ✔ The axis that moves the spindle towards and away
from the workpiece.
41.Ordered pair - ANSWER ✔ A numerical address for a point known as a
coordinate.
