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






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






3. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






7. The information produced by a computer






8. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






13. Information fed into a system






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






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






16. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






19. Circular movement






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






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






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






23. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






24. Movement in a straight line






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






26. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






27. 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






28. 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.






29. A back and forth movement






30. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A push or pull on an object






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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