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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program






2. The results of the operation of any system






3. The efficient production of small amounts of products






4. The process of detecting and eliminating a device's malfunctions






5. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention






6. A combination of two or more gears used to transmit motion between two rotating shafts or between a shaft and a slide






7. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






8. A turn where one wheel rotates and the other stays in place - causing the robot's body to 'swing around the stationary wheel






9. Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems






10. The upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment and/or software






11. A back and forth movement






12. Anything your robot does; turning no a motor is a behavior - following a line is a behavior - navigating a maze is a behavior






13. A new product - system - or process that has never existed before - created by study and experimentation






14. A technique that is used to make a process automatic






15. A connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads






16. To function imperfectly or badly






17. A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center






18. A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction






19. Some factor that restricts the scope of activity or accomplishment






20. A person who writes and tests computer programs






21. The component of a robot that comes into contact with the work piece and does the actual work on it. Also known as the hand






22. A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect






23. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product






24. A device that detects some important physical quality or quantity about the surrounding environment - and conveys the information to the robot in electronic form






25. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem - especially by a computer






26. A company- wide management philosophy for planning - integration - and implementation of automation






27. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another






28. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity






29. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal






30. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts






31. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0






32. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






33. Circular movement






34. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result






35. Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of a code.






36. Toothlike projections arranged on a wheel rim to engage the links of a chain






37. A touch sensor used to limit the motion of a moving device. Limit switches may be used to provide a precise beginning and end point to mechanical motion






38. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment






39. A robot is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls






40. Using descriptive text to explain portions of code. Comments do not change the way a robot behaves - but are important for the programmer to remember what the code does.






41. A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not






42. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






43. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something






44. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power






45. The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other. The output gear






46. In robotics - a tiny computer that acts as the robot's brain and contains the computer program






47. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans






48. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.






49. A mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel driven by a short revolving cylinder bearing a screw thread






50. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.