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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. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






2. Information fed into a system






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






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






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






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






7. The results of the operation of any system






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






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






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






11. The information produced by a computer






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






13. The efficient production of small amounts of products






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






25. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






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






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






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






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






30. A twisting force






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






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






33. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






39. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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