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Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Try our a new procedure - idea - or activity






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






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






4. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The space within which a robotic arm can move






10. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






27. Movement in a straight line






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






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






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






31. A back and forth movement






32. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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