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Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes. An open - loop system often requires human intervention






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






3. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A rotating gear that meshes wit ha bar that has a gear tooth along its length. Changes rotating motion in a linear motion.






14. A back and forth movement






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






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






17. A push or pull on an object






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. The ability to do work






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






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






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






28. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0






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






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






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






32. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






33. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






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






35. The results of the operation of any system






36. Circular movement






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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