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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The gear which transmits power and motion to the rest of the system. The input gear






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






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






4. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






8. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






15. Circular movement






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






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






18. The information produced by a computer






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






20. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






23. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






25. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power






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






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






28. A person who writes and tests computer programs






29. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention






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






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






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






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






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






35. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






40. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






44. A push or pull on an object






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






46. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






50. To function imperfectly or badly