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Subject : engineering
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  • 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 connected flexible series of links used for fastening or securing objects and pulling or supporting loads






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






15. A back and forth movement






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






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






18. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






19. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






25. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






27. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






28. The space within which a robotic arm can move






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






30. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






35. A twisting force






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






37. The results of the operation of any system






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. A push or pull on an object