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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






11. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The ability to do work






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






21. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






31. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






33. Information fed into a system






34. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






45. To function imperfectly or badly






46. The information produced by a computer






47. A back and forth movement






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






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






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