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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 push or pull on an object






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






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






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






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






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






7. The space within which a robotic arm can move






8. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






9. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






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






14. A twisting force






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw






28. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






40. The information produced by a computer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. To function imperfectly or badly






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






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