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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 process of locating trouble and making repairs in machinery and technical equipment






2. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






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






7. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






12. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






23. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The results of the operation of any system






31. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






33. 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






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






35. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






38. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






41. A twisting force






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






43. The information produced by a computer






44. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






48. A push or pull on an object






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






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