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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. A back and forth movement






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






12. A push or pull on an object






13. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






14. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Information fed into a system






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






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






33. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






34. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






36. The ability to do work






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






38. The information produced by a computer






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






40. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






43. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other






44. A twisting force






45. Movement in a straight line






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






47. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






50. A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward - causing the robot to sit and spin in place