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






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






3. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






7. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The ability to do work






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






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






19. Circular movement






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






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






22. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






24. The information produced by a computer






25. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






26. Information fed into a system






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






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






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. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






36. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






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