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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Circular movement






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






3. A push or pull on an object






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






5. Information fed into a system






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






7. The ability to do work






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






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






10. Movement in a straight line






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






12. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






14. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






18. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






37. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






40. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






49. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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