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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The information produced by a computer






9. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A twisting force






26. To function imperfectly or badly






27. Circular movement






28. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Information fed into a system






47. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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