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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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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. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






11. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer






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






13. A twisting force






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






15. To function imperfectly or badly






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






17. The ratio of the speed of the driving member of a gear train to that of the driven member






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






19. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






22. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






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






28. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program






29. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect






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






36. The ability to do work






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






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






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






40. A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input






41. Movement in a straight line






42. A social science that deals with production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






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






44. Information fed into a system






45. A community - nation - or broad grouping of people having common traditions - institutions - and collective activities and interests






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






47. The people available for work in a particular area - firm - or industry






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






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






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