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






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






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






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






5. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






10. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. To function imperfectly or badly






21. The information produced by a computer






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






23. Movement in a straight line






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






25. 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.






26. The efficient production of small amounts of products






27. The ability to do work






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A twisting force






37. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A push or pull on an object






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






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






49. 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






50. A back and forth movement