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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. To function imperfectly or badly






17. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






37. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






40. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. A back and forth movement