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Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment






2. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts






3. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






6. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments






7. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






9. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.






10. Containing - producing - arising from - or actuated by electricity






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






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






13. To function imperfectly or badly






14. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly






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






16. An arm- like mechanism on a robotic system which grabs and moves objects with a number of degrees of freedom under automatic control.






17. A twisting force






18. Conforming to a established set principles or accepted professional standards or conduct






19. The results of the operation of any system






20. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






22. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance






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






24. Information fed into a system






25. The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time - energy - or material






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






27. The information produced by a computer






28. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






30. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation






31. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






32. A building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing or producing goods






33. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear






34. Opposite in position - direction - order - or effect






35. The space within which a robotic arm can move






36. A back and forth movement






37. The efficient production of small amounts of products






38. 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






39. The ability to do work






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






41. Movement in a straight line






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






43. The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of the others






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






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






46. In robotics - a series of coded instructions the robot must follow






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






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






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






50. The effect or influence of one thing on another. Some impacts are anticipated - and others are unanticipated.