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






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






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






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






5. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






7. A back and forth movement






8. A twisting force






9. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






15. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






20. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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