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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The transmission of power between shafts by means of a belt connecting pulleys on the shafts






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






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






4. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






15. Movement in a straight line






16. A push or pull on an object






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






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






19. The results of the operation of any system






20. A person who writes and tests computer programs






21. 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.






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






23. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






25. A twisting force






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






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






28. An arm- like mechanism on a robotic system which grabs and moves objects with a number of degrees of freedom under automatic control.






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






30. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The ability to do work






41. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






42. The rewriting or revising of a sequence of instructions - especially a computer program






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






44. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






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







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