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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An improvement of an existing technological product - system - or method of doing something






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






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






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






5. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






14. A twisting force






15. The space within which a robotic arm can move






16. 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






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






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






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






20. A person who writes and tests computer programs






21. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






25. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






27. A push or pull on an object






28. 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.






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






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






31. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






35. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






40. A back and forth movement






41. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






46. Circular movement






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






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






49. The results of the operation of any system






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