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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. Information fed into a system






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The efficient production of small amounts of products






13. In robotics - provides power to the robot; may supply electricity - hydraulic - power - or pneumatic power






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






15. A push or pull on an object






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






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






18. Circular movement






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






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






21. The results of the operation of any system






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






23. A person who writes and tests computer programs






24. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






25. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






40. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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