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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 back and forth movement






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






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






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






5. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






10. The ability to do work






11. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






16. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






20. A push or pull on an object






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






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






23. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The results of the operation of any system






36. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






41. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






45. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






46. Information fed into a system






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






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






49. 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.






50. A person who writes and tests computer programs