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






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






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






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






5. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






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






11. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a common goal






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






13. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






14. The results of the operation of any system






15. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






25. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






29. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Information fed into a system






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






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






39. A pivot pin near the outside edge of a wheel or disk that changes rotary motion into reciprocating motion.






40. The information produced by a computer






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. A push or pull on an object






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






47. 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






48. Movement in a straight line






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






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