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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One of a pair of gears used to connect two shafts whose axes intersect






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. A person who writes and tests computer programs






10. Information fed into a system






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






12. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






18. Circular movement






19. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






22. A twisting force






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






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






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






26. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






30. Movement in a straight line






31. 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.






32. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






33. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






37. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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