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






2. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






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






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






7. A twisting force






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






9. Circular movement






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






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






12. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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






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






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






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






18. A back and forth movement






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






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






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






22. The ability to do work






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






24. A push or pull on an object






25. The information produced by a computer






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






27. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






32. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Information fed into a system