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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. The results of the operation of any system






2. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






3. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






9. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






21. The ability to do work






22. The space within which a robotic arm can move






23. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






34. A push or pull on an object






35. A back and forth movement






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






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. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Circular movement