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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A balancing of factors - all of which are not attainable at the same time; giving up one thing in return for another






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






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






4. A twisting force






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






6. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A push or pull on an object






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






22. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A back and forth movement






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






34. Circular movement






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






36. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






39. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






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






45. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






49. A person who writes and tests computer programs






50. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas