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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. Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer






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






3. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






4. A person who writes and tests computer programs






5. A back and forth movement






6. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






16. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






21. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






25. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






31. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






33. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






38. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






42. The use of technology to ease human labor or to extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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