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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. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






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






7. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






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






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






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






20. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






28. The results of the operation of any system






29. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Circular movement






38. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A back and forth movement