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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Something put into a system - such as resources - in order to achieve a result






2. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






7. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






18. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






21. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






34. Circular movement






35. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Information fed into a system






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






46. The results of the operation of any system






47. A back and forth movement






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






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






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