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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Operated by the action of water or other fluids






9. Programs and other operating information used by a computer






10. 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






11. A person who writes and tests computer programs






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






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






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






15. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots and automation






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






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






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






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






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






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. A twisting force






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Movement in a straight line






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






34. Circular movement






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






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






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






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






39. The ability to do work






40. Pertaining to or operated by air or other gas






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






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






43. A swing back and forth at a regular rate






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. The distance between adjacent threads in a screw