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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






4. A twisting force






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






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






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






21. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






24. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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. 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






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






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






30. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The information produced by a computer






38. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






49. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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