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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






5. A push or pull on an object






6. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






20. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






21. The information produced by a computer






22. A twisting force






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






24. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






28. The ability to do work






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






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






31. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






36. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






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






42. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






46. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






49. 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






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