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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Movement in a straight line






14. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






22. 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






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






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






25. Information fed into a system






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






27. A person who writes and tests computer programs






28. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






32. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






34. A back and forth movement






35. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






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






40. The information produced by a computer






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






42. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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