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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A twisting force






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






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






13. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






14. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






18. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






20. A touch sensor used to limit the motion of a moving device. Limit switches may be used to provide a precise beginning and end point to mechanical motion






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






22. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






26. To function imperfectly or badly






27. The ability to do work






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






29. A back and forth movement






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






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






32. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






42. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






44. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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