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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






28. A twisting force






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






30. The ability to do work






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






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






33. Circular movement






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






35. The people available for work in a particular area - firm - or industry






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






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






38. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






41. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






44. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






46. Movement in a straight line






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






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






49. A back and forth movement






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