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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 community - nation - or broad grouping of people having common traditions - institutions - and collective activities and interests






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






3. Circular movement






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






5. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






9. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly






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






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






19. 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






20. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The application of force that moves an object a certain distance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






48. The efficient production of small amounts of products






49. The information produced by a computer






50. 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