Lawrence Technological University
College of Arts and Science
Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences

MCS 4981 Directed Studies (Robotics Education)

A short pretest for interested robotics teachers

In his seminal book Mindstorms, Seymour Papert found that primary school children were not able to program in a text language, so he invented the icon based Logo language.
True False

1 horizontal Lego unit is the same length as 1 vertical Lego unit.
True False

NQC is not available for the Mac.
True False

A 3-4-5 triangle made of beams is useful for bracing in a Lego project.
True False

Remembering to turn the RCX brick off prevents battery drain during long periods of storage.
True False

Robolab is not as powerful as NQC, LegOS or LeJOS; but, is less expensive.
True False

Commenting, a very good habit in programming, is easier in RCX code than in NQC.
True False

RCX coding and Robolab make use of same firmware; but, NQC, LegOS or LeJOS require a change of firmware.
True False

The Lego Mindstorms system has been used in K-12 as well as university classrooms.
True False

The motors in the Mindstorms kit are stepper motors.
True False

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