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






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






3. To function imperfectly or badly






4. A push or pull on an object






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






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






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






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






9. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






15. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






17. 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






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






19. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






33. The ability to do work






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






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






36. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






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






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






42. Movement in a straight line






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






44. 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.






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






46. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






47. Information fed into a system






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






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






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